"Ethics is not a doctrine written in marble, but a daily standard lived in conscience. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"True knowledge is found not in possessing answers, but in continually asking the right questions. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The silent observer understands that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty."

"It is a radiant truth that patience is not passive waiting; it is active endurance with a calm countenance."

"I believe that peace with the Palestinians is most urgent - urgent than ever before. It is necessary. It is crucial. It is possible. A delay may worsen its chances. Israel and the Palestinians are, in my judgment, ripe today to restart the peace process."