To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

How can two people hate so much without knowing each other?

The primary purpose of a home is to reflect and to distribute the love of Christ. Anything that usurps that is idolatrous.

Women's roles in the movies remain, for the most part, girlfriends, mothers, wives.

I always feel better after a good scream.

Senior members of the security establishment have not been entirely cooperative - let's put it that way - with the operations and still maintain contacts with FDLR leadership.

Too little confidence, and you're unable to act; too much confidence, and you're unable to hear.

Catch someone doing something right.

It made perfect sense, and at the same time nothing seemed to.

Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.

My father used to tell me about how musicians don't have respect from people and he was afraid about my future.