But one thing I do know: life and time are ghosted creatures for us all. They belong to us – and are not ours at the same time.
The secret of life is to let every segment of it produce its own yield at its own pace. Every period has something new to teach us. The harvest of youth is achievement; the harvest of middle-age is perspective; the harvest of age is wisdom; the harvest of life is serenity.
There is no amount of darkness that can extinguish the inner light. The important thing is not to spend our lives trying to control the environment around us. The task is to control the environment within us.
Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.
Beware the religion that turns you against another one. It’s unlikely that it’s really religion at all.
Hope is not a matter of waiting for things outside of us to get better. It is about getting better inside about what is going on outside.
Compassion is the ability to understand how difficult it is for people to be the best of what they want to be at all times.