If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

It is our own thoughts that lead us into trouble, not other people.

If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.

Rather than continuing to seek the truth, simply let go of your views.

When a man is stimulated by his own thoughts, full of desire and dwelling on what is attractive, his craving increases even more. He is making the fetter even stronger. But he who takes pleasure in stilling his thoughts, practising the contemplation of what is repulsive, and remaining recollected, now he will make an end of craving, he will snap the bonds of Mara. His aim is accomplished, he is without fear, rid of craving and without stain. He has removed the arrows of changing existence. This is his last body.

A good horse runs with seeing just the shadow of the whip.