We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection.

There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings.

Happiness doesn't always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.

The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this.

Compassion suits our physical condition, whereas anger, fear and distrust are harmful to our well-being. Therefore, just as we learn the importance of physical hygiene to physical health, to ensure healthy minds, we need to learn some kind of emotional hygiene.

If we choose an external marker as the measure of our inner worth, whether it is the amount of money we make, or others' opinion of us, or the success of some project we're involved in, sooner or later we're bound to be battered by life's inevitable changes. After all, money comes and goes, and thus is an unstable source of self-esteem, an unreliable foundation upon which to build our identity.

Happiness in simplicity can be achieved with a flexible mindset and nine hours sleep each night.