“I wonder what will happen when you actually enjoy the pains that life gives us sometimes. You'll be above them.”

“Personally, I think it is better for me to love myself and enjoy being me, than to please someone else by pretending to be someone I'm not.”

“Judging a person's maturity by the number of years they've lived is misleading. This is because people mature at different rates.”

“It is not the time that a person has lived that determines maturity, but what he does during that time.”

“A single word spoken at an appropriate time can make someone feel loved, comforted or happier.”

“A peaceful mind is a powerful mind...Set your mind at ease and take charge of yourself.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“When the mind wants to hope it refuses to listen.”

“Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown...”

“It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, wou...”

“I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.”

“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.”

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”