Eating words has never given me indigestion. 

I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.

Nay, do not pinni, tho' life be dark with trouble.

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

The problems of victory are more agreeable than those of defeat, but they are no less difficult. 

It took me a long time to realize that you have to have a bit of an interlanguage with actress. You have to give them something that they can act with.

The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm. 

The sky, horizon, rainbow, and mirage are all illusions. The universe is full of illusions.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done. 

I think the self-burning itself on practice of non-violence. These people, you see, they easily use bomb explosive, more casualty people. But they didn't do that. Only sacrifice their own life. So this also is part of practice of non-violence.

Well done is better than well said.