The world is not composed of heroes and villains, but of men and women with all the passions that God has given them. The ignorant condemn, but the wise pity.

There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.

In doing something, do it with love or never do it at all.

Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.

What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?.

Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.