Look not for refuge to anyone beside yourself. Heed fast to the truth as a lamp.

One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.

Do not close your eyes before suffering. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, Including personal contact and visits, images, sound. By such means, awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world.

An ignorant man ages like an ox. His flesh may increase, but not his understanding.

Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.