One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

Yes, we've still got more work to do. More work to do for every American still in need of a good job or a raise, paid leave or a decent retirement; for every child who needs a sturdier ladder out of poverty or a world-class education; for everyone who has not yet felt the progress of these past seven and a half years.

Whether you call it Buddhism or other religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

The cunning manage to con the innocent because they are gullible.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea.

We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.

Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.