"The gratification of desire is not happiness."
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"Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness"
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"I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace."
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"When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with firm determination."
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"Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms of behavior but are lived as the spontaneous manifestation of internalized values."
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"The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various causes and conditions."
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"We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to dominate, we will be defeated. The thought ,"I am still young and have a lot of time, so I can relax and take life easy" is a function of our own weakness."
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"We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history."
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"There are some among the so-called elite who are overbearing and arrogant. I want to foster leaders, not elitists."
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"One thing is certain: That is that the power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe and conceive of it. If you really believe you can do something, you can. That is a fact."
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"Often the biggest obstacle in meeting life’s challenges is actually our own fear of failure."
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"If you summon your courage to challenge something, you’ll never be left with regret. How sad it is to spend your life wishing, “If only I’d had a little more courage.” Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right."
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"Hope is life's greatest treasure. If you have no hope, create some!"
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"A person fully awakened to the jewel-like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that same treasure in others."
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"Knowledge itself is a neutral tool that can be used for good or evil. Wisdom, in contrast, always directs us toward happiness. The task of education must be to stimulate and unleash the wisdom that lies dormant in the lives of all young people. This is not a forced process, like pressing something into a preformed mold, but rather drawing out the potential which exists within."
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"A moment’s encounter can decide the direction of one’s entire life"
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"There is no true joy in a life lived closed up in the little shell of the self. When you take one step to reach out to people, when you meet with others and share their thoughts and sufferings, infinite compassion and wisdom well up within your heart. Your life is transformed."
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"Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close."
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"Extreme poverty threatens people's right to life itself and makes impossible the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms essential to a humane way of life."
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"But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress."
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