“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

The greatest prayer is patience.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

The darkest night is ignorance.

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Your actions are your only belongings.

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.

Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.

He is able who thinks he is able.

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.

Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.

Nothing is so aggravating as calmness.

Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.

Surveys like this are also conducted by other countries. We should handle this calmly under international law.

The world is a great ocean, upon which we encounter more tempestuous storms than calms.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

Japan will calmly proceed with its activities in line with international law.

I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.

I’m happy when things are just kind of calm.