To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.

Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that brings peace. Better than a hundred hollow lines Is one line of the dharma, bringing peace. It is better to conquer yourself Than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, Not by angels or by demons, Heaven or hell.

The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task.

Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant.

We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it.