The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.

They criticize the silent ones. They criticize the talkative ones. They criticize the moderate ones. There is no one in the world who escapes criticism.

I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to support any act of killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life

I have lost my smile, but don't worry. The dandelion has it.

If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.

At first glance, that might seem a little silly: why put so much stress on a simple thing? But that's precisely the point.

Every one of us needs a home. The world needs a home. There are so many young people who are homeless. They may have a building to live in, but they are homeless in their hearts. That is why the most important practice of our time is to give each person a home.