Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

Do not cry, new wishes, new dreams will take place. The unspent years of joy will happen and there will be no sorrow left.

Religion is a matter of the heart. Not physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. 

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

I'm an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals.

Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?'.

 When I am overcome by an inflated ego, I think of the lofty mountains.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.