A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past.
Courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. Compassion without courage is not genuine. You may have a compassionate thought or impulse, but if you don’t do or say anything, it’s not real compassion.
A truly beautiful person is one who is good at discovering beauty.
When we change, the world changes. The key to all change is in our inner transformation- a change of our hearts and minds. This is human revolution. We all have the power to change. When we realize this truth, we can bring forth that power anywhere, anytime, and in any situation.
Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can’t develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.
I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.
A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.
To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future.
People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.
Bravely overcoming one small fear gives you the courage to take on the next.
When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.
Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
No matter what kind of difficult situation one may find oneself in, some opening, some opportunity to fight one’s way out, can always be found. What’s most important is to hold fast to Hope, to face the future with courage.
It is senseless to blame others or your environment for your miseries. Change begins from the moment you muster the courage to act. When you change, the environment will change. The power to change the world is found nowhere but within our own life.
No one should be left to suffer alone.
The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
Speak out tirelessly with conviction.
Every war, when viewed from the undistorted perspective of life’s sanctity, is a “civil war” waged by humanity against itself.