He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Peace by persuasion has a pleasant sound, but I think we should not be able to work it. We should have to tame the human race first, and history seems to show that that cannot be done.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism… The one absolutely certain way of brining this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.

Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky.

No house should ever be on any hill or on anything. It should be of the hill, belonging to it, so hill and house could live together each the happier for the other.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

Benevolence is man’s mind, and righteousness is man’s path.

You are the only person who thinks in your mind. You are the power and authority in your world.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.

Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

Being aware of a single shortcoming within yourself is far more useful than being aware of a thousand in someone else!