It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty.

If we are demoralized, sad and only complain, we’ll not solve our problems. If we only pray for a solution, we’ll not solve our problems. We need to face them, to deal with them without violence, but with confidence - and never give up. If you adopt a non-violent approach, but are also hesitant within, you’ll not succeed. You have to have confidence and keep up your efforts - in other words, never give up.

If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.

Wealth is not necessarily a bad thing when it has been earned in an honest manner and neither other individuals nor the environment suffered for it.

I don't want to be a prisoner in a palace, living in such a constricted way - too tight!

By deceiving one another through false assumptions and misrepresentations there has been, in reality, a great lapse and delay in achieving the real goals.

I learn as much from a turtle as from a religious text.