The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.

As a bee without harming the flower, its colour or scent, flies away, collecting only the honey, even so should the sage wander in the village.

There are those who discover they can leave behind destructive reactions and become patient as the earth, unmoved by fires of anger or fear, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.

Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.

The secret of health for both mind and body is...live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Be it known that Men of dull faculties and slight wisdom, They who cling proudly to signs, Cannot believe in this Dharma. Now I, joyfully and fearlessly, In the midst of the bodhisattvas Frankly casting aside my expedient devices, Merely preach the Unexcelled Path.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.