Hate is only conquered by love.
Transient are conditioned things. Try to accomplish your aim with diligence.
I will teach you the Truth and the Path leading to the Truth.
Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward.
Rain falls, wind blows, plants bloom, leaves mature and are blown away; these phenomena are all interrelated with causes and conditions, are brought about by them, and disappear as the causes and conditions change.
Do not vainly lament, but do wonder at the rule of transiency and learn from it the emptiness of human life. Do not cherish to unworthy desire that the changeable might become unchanging.
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.
A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down.
Conquer a liar with truth.
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt.
To know and not to use is not yet to know!
In the light of his vision that is the perspective that allows him to be grateful that things are not worse he has found his freedom and joy: his thoughts are peace, his words are peace and his work is peace.
And so, with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings.
A contemplative should pay equal attention to concentration, energetic effort and equanimity, and not exclusively to one of these factors only.
Just as the dawn is the forerunner of the arising of the sun, so true friendship is the forerunner of the arising of the noble eightfold path.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little.
Don’t pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs.
Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp.
For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.
If a man’s mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.