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.

If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.

All created things are impermanent. Strive diligently.

If you determine your course With force or speed, You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong. Receiving all opinions equally, Without haste, wisely, Observe the dharma.

Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself [by the way you think about the 'pain' you receive]. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. [You can always be grateful that the pain is not worse in quality, quantity, frequency, duration, etc]

Wherever there is light, there is shadow; wherever there is length, there is shortness; wherever there is white, there is black. Just like these, as the self-nature of things can not exist alone, they are called non-substantial.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.