You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.

By your own efforts waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully.

Unkind people spread malicious tales, and well-intentioned people also censure; but in either case the tranquil sage remains unconcerned. Nowhere is there to be found a disconcerted sage.

To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.

Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.

Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.