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.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.
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.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
A jug fills drop by drop.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
