“The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.”

“Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible.”

“To me this is the first principle of life, the foundational principle, and a lesson you can't learn at the foot of any wise man: Get up! The art of living is simply getting up after you've been knocked down. ”

“Are you always this wise, Ruth?" "Only when it comes to other people's lives.”

“As we live out of such a mind, we become generous, with no sense of tolerance. We become patient, with no sense of putting up with anything. We become compassionate, with no sense of separation. And we become wise, with no sense of having to straighten anyone out.”

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing that solutions don’t come from individuals, but rather experiences.”