“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

Anyone can buy a good house, but good neighbors are priceless.

“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”

“Sometimes life doesn’t give you what you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve so much more.” 

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”

“Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer.”

The greatest mistake we make in relationships, we listen half, understand quarter, think zero, and react double.

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

“War does not determine who is right — only who is left.”

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

“Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.”

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.

“Why don’t you focus on where you’re going and less on where you came from?”