A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the hoof of the beast that draws the wagon.... If a man speak or act with a good thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you arethe one who gets burned.

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.