It is the state of mind of the person wielding the instrument that determines to what end it will be put.

If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace.

Even within one person, yesterday and today, there are differences. We must look at a deeper level.

Warm-heartedne ss and concern for others’ well-being are a condition for happiness, whether you are religious or not.

The proper way to create friends is to have a warm heart, not simply money or power. The friend of power and the friend of money are something different.

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.

"The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart."