Man should live in the world in the way that the flowers do – giving off a sweet fragrance even to those who give nothing but abuse and remaining unruffled even in the face of violent attack.
Peace can be attained only by accepting two simple precepts. Make all efforts to change what we can, and learn to live with the things which we cannot change.
The choice for us is not between a universe with God, or a universe without God. It is rather between a universe with God, or no universe at all.
A strong man is not one who overwhelms his opponent. A strong man is one who controls himself when he becomes angry.
