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

Your worst enemy is your best teacher.

All beings are not only the parents in the past. They will become the Buddha in the future. If you free their lives, you are Buddha.

Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.

To do a little good is more than to accomplish great conquests.

Cut down the forest, not just a tree. Out of the forest of desire springs danger. By cutting down both the forest of desire and the brushwood of longing, be rid of the forest, bhikkhus.

Sustaining a loving heart, even for a moment, makes one a spiritual being.