“ As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility. ”

“ I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. ”

“ There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ”

“ I am rooted, but I flow. ”

“ No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself. ”

“ If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. ”

“ Books are the mirrors of the soul. ”

“ My tongue will tell the anger of my heart, or else my heart concealing it will break. ”

“ We know what we are, but not what we may be. ”

“ It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. ”

“ This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. ”

“ There is only one important point you must keep in your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us, not even the Buddha. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life? ”