No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.

My body will not be a tomb for other creatures.

A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Nothing has saddened me so much in life as the hardness of heart of educated people.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.