As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who practices it not.
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.
The only real failure in life is not to be true to yourself.
When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars.
Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.
If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.
Nothing is forever except change.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.
A jug fills drop by drop.
Following the Noble Path is like entering a dark room with a light in the hand; the darkness will all be cleared away, and the room will be filled with light.
In this world Hate never yet dispelled hate, Only love dispels hate. This is the law Ancient and inexhaustible, you to shall pass away knowing this.
Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.
To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
Look not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone.
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment
When you know for yourself that certain things are unwholesome, and wrong, and bad, then give them up… And when you know for yourself that certain things are wholesome and good, then accept them and follow them.
Contentment is the greatest wealth
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading
One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.
Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.
It is better to travel, than to arrive.
Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.
To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.
