A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.

Suffering increases your inner strength. Also, the wishing for suffering makes the suffering disappear.

The fact that there is always a positive side to life is the one thing that gives me a lot of happiness.

Education is the proper way to promote compassion and tolerance in society. Compassion and peace of mind bring a sense of confidence that reduce stress and anxiety, whereas anger and hatred come from frustration and undermine our sense of trust. Because of ignorance, many of our problems are our own creation. Education, however, is the instrument that increases our ability to employ our own intelligence.

Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU.

The antidote to hatred in the heart, the source of violence, is tolerance. Tolerance is an important virtue of bodhisattvas [enlightened heroes and heroines] - it enables you to refrain from reacting angrily to the harm inflicted on you by others. You could call this practice "inner disarmament," in that a well-developed tolerance makes you free from the compulsion to counterattack. For the same reason, we also call tolerance the "best armor," since it protects you from being conquered by hatred itself.

On occasions when u feel most hopeless, u must take powerful effort. We must persist in face of failure.