“What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.”

“Joy is a butterfly easily crushed. Let it rest on an open palm. Let it leave when it leaves. Every moment holds its own joy; let each open and close its wings in the place of the last. Even happiness breathes.”

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

“Anything which is troubling you, anything which is irritating you, THAT is your teacher.”

“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”

“I am lonely, yet not everybody will do. I don’t know why, some people fill the gaps but other people emphasize my loneliness.”

“Continue to share your heart with people even if it’s broken.”

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”