“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”
“You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must ask a lot. Only from oneself has one the right to ask everything and anything. This way it's up to you - your own choices - what you get from others remains a present, a gift.”
“The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.”
“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.”
“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.”
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”
“The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.”
“The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and through politics.”
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.”
“If you own something you cannot give away, then you don't own it, it owns you.”
