Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75. 

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusive developed Sri Lanka.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

Someone saved a guy who was committing suicide. Now both of them believe in life after death.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?

When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.

Love is a better teacher than duty.