Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.

Little by little a person becomes evil, as a water pot is filled by drops of water... Little by little a person becomes good, as a water pot is filled by drops of water.

And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength.

All phenomena link together in a mutually conditioning network.

Let the wise one control his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, often elusive, and they rush about frantically: a mind well controlled achieves peace and happiness.

Don't believe a teaching just because you've heard it from a man who's supposed to be holy, or because it's contained in a book supposed to be holy, or because all your friends and neighbors believe it. But whatever you've observed and analyzed for yourself and found to be reasonable and good, then accept that and put it into practice.

Overcoming yourself is better than overcoming a million enemies in battle.