There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

It's more difficult to be simple, and it's easier to be more complicated.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people, if you don't serve the people.

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Act as if someone just said there’s no reason to be afraid.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.