People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who tries to eat a little, honey smeared on the edge of a knife. The amount is by no means sufficient to appease his appetite, but he runs the risk of wounding his tongue.
Gautama BuddhaFew among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.
Gautama BuddhaFrom the passions arise worry, and from worry arises fear. Away with the passions, and no fear, no worry.
Gautama Buddha