Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.
Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
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.
Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
A jug fills drop by drop.
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all.
Attachment leads to suffering.
Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
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.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?
Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.
Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all
You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don't give up.
Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.
