As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.

There is pleasure And there is bliss. Forgo the first to possess the second. If you are happy At the expense of another man's happiness, You are forever bound.

I will teach you the Truth and the Path leading to the Truth.

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.

The darkest night is ignorance.

Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.

...One who possesses four qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What four? Bodily good conduct, verbal good conduct, mental good conduct, and gratitude or thankfulness. One possessing these four qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there.