I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend [with dignity, with honor].

True change is within; leave the outside as it is.

All religions are essentially the same in their goal of developing a good human heart so that we may become better human beings.

The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others.

The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest, it is as if we open an inner door. It reduces fear, boosts confidence and brings us inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connection to others, and sense of purpose and meaning in life.

The most important benefit of patience consists in the way it acts as a powerful antidote to the affliction of anger - the greatest threat to our inner peace, and therefore our happiness. The mind, or spirit, is not physical, it cannot be touched or harmed directly. Only negative thoughts and emotions can harm it. Therefore, only the corresponding positive quality can protect it.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.