The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.

The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness.

There can be no peace as long as there is grinding poverty, social injustice, inequality, oppression, environmental degradation, and as long as the weak and small continue to be trodden by the mighty and powerful.

To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else.

When reason ends, then anger begins. Therefore, anger is a sign of weakness.

Many problems that confront us today are created by man, whether they are violent conflicts, destruction of the environment, poverty or hunger. These problems can be resolved thanks to human efforts by understanding that we are brother and sister and by developing this sense of closeness. We must cultivate a universal responsibility toward each other and extend it to the planet that we have to share.

When you think everything is someone else's fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.