Crime and punishment grow out of one stem. Punishment is a fruit that, unsuspected, ripens with the flower of the pleasure that concealed it.
It is important we cultivate love and compassion to all the sentient beings, which is the way to bring peace to all.
Scholars who incessantly contemplate acquiring strength and knowledge should also consider it their moral duty to impart knowledge to the ignorant, so that they can develop their mental faculties. This would automatically lead to the latter’s self-development and spiritual progress.
On Hallowe’en the thing you must do is pretend that nothing can frighten you. And if somethin’ scares you and you want to run, just let on like it’s Hallowe’en fun.
Be kind, be all sympathy, for each and every human being is forced to fight against himself.
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.
