No country will last long if it only takes care of its economy and ignores the moral, ethical and cultural aspects of life and society.

No matter how good the economy may be, without morality, love and noble customs, I’m afraid it won’t last very long.

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa,
May 9, 1992 (originally in Chinese)
Videotape No. 244