Dwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own.

Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.

If you're respectful by habit, constantly honoring the worthy, four things increase: long life, beauty, happiness, strength.

When a man venerates those worthy of veneration, be they Buddhas or their disciples, who have transcended all obstacles and passed beyond sorrow and tears - venerating such as these, whose passions are extinguished and for whom there is no further source for fear, no one can calculate how great his merit is.

War ends only when people love each other.

Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.