The more we are curious about the world, the clearer our minds become and the more we develop a spirit on initiative.

I think it is essential to say to young people: recognize the human qualities that are naturally present within you.

Build an unwavering confidence on their foundations and learn to stand on your own two feet!

Sometimes I think that we behave like spoilt children. When we are very little, we depend entirely on our parents.

Then we go to school, we are educated, we are fed, we are clothed, and the weight of our problems is still on the shoulders of other people.

When I say that the health of a society will have natural repercussions on each one of us...

I do not mean to imply that it is necessary to sacrifice one’s own well-being for that of the group.

All I am saying is that the two are inseparable.

Inner contentment is the main thing.

If we are never satisfied inside and are always looking for more, we won't be happy and will always feel there is something lacking.

Teach students to debate and to resolve conflicts in a non-violent way.

And as soon as there is a disagreement, teach them to take interest in what the person thinks.

The happiness and suffering of human beings does not depend on satisfying the senses alone. Above all, they depend on mental factors.

Even if you become a billionaire, will it automatically make you happy? Maybe not.

Do not give up your basic needs; we all have the right to the basic minimum. We need it to live and we should make sure we have it.

If that means protest, then let's protest. If we have to strike, then let's go on strike. But we should not fall into extreme attitudes.

The profound pleasure that we gain from looking at a painting or listening to music shows how important it is to have inner satisfaction.

Rather than the gross pleasures of the senses or the possession of material goods.

Nevertheless, even aesthetic satisfaction depends largely on vision and hearing.

So it can only yield temporary well-being, and this is not so fundamentally different from the satisfaction produced by drugs.