People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.
The self-confidence one builds from achieving difficult things and accomplishing goals is the most beautiful thing of all.
For which of you desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
No matter what country or culture you’re from, you always believe in friendship, you always believe in human values, and you always believe in peace.
If the mind becomes balanced and detached, and comes to dwell in its own true home, imbued with the love of God, then it enjoys the essence of supreme spiritual wisdom; it shall never feel hunger again.
Come behold this world, which is like unto an ornamented royal chariot, wherein fools flounder, but for the wise there is no attachment.

