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

"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.

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.

The discipline which I have imparted to you will lead you when I am gone. Practice mindfulness diligently, to attain the goal of awakening.

To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech -- this is the greatest blessing.

Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.