Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.
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.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
