Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
