Happiness: there are a series of rules, and if you fail to follow them, your conscious mind will refuse to accept the idea that you're happy.

Empty your mind, stop thinking about anything, simply be.

Philosophy can't build bridges, but can encourage people to cross them.

We can never found the soul, just as we can never wound God, but we become imprisoned by our memories, and that makes our lives wretched, even when we have everything we need in order to be happy.

When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.

Instead of answering your question directly I shall quote from the Indian poet Tagore: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy/ I awoke and saw that life was service/I acted and behold, service was joy.” In fact, through my work I discover life, people, and everything which happens around us.

You should paint those visions of paradise rather than just talking about them.