What vice could be worse than covetousness? What is more sinful than slander? For one who is truthful, what need is there for austerity? For one who has a clean heart, what is the need for pilgrimage?.

Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.

That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up and so should relatives who are without affection.

Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.

Follow your heart, but check it with your head.

Wealth is a great sin in the eyes of God. Poverty is a great sin in the eyes of man.