Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.