The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

Some feel that you lose your independence if you don't let your mind just wander where it wants to, if you try to control it. But that is not the case. If your mind is proceeding in the correct way, one already has the correct opinion. But if your mind is proceeding in an incorrect way, then it's necessary, definitely, to exercise control.

Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence.

You can develop the right attitude toward others if you have kindness, love and respect for them, and a clear realization of the oneness of all human beings.

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticise others.

We forget that despite the superficial differences between us, people are equal in their basic wish for peace and happiness.

Buddha himself taught different teachings to different people under different circumstances. For some people, there are beliefs based on a Creator. For others, no Creator. The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.