The gardener uses both roses in the flowerbed and thorns in making fences.

Failure in life does not matter; the greatest misfortune is standing still.

Mankind is interdependent, and the happiness of each depends upon the happiness of all, and it is this lesson that humanity has to learn today as the first and the last lesson.

Every man's path is for himself; let him accomplish his own desires that he may thus be able to rise above them to the eternal goal.

There are two aspects of individual harmony: the harmony between body and soul, and the harmony between individuals. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony is the best given by producing harmony in one's own life.

To make a friend, forgiveness is required which burns up all things, leaving only beauty; but to destroy friendship is easy.

Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.