Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind.

Watering the flowers and the trees, whispering to them, talking to them. Then, they will grow to be more bright and luxuriant.

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

Now this, monks, is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; seperation from what is pleasing is suffering... in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering.

With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit.

The fool is his own enemy. Seeking wealth, he destroys himself. Seek rather the other shore.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.