If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy.

A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice.

He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers

With an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each for oneself.

Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.

You shall love peace as a means to new wars - and the short peace more than the long.

Your good thoughts, good words and good deeds alone will be your intercessors. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will serve you as a safe pilot to the harbour of Heaven, as a safe guide to the gates of paradise.