The ignorant man is an ox. He grows in size, not in wisdom.

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

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.

Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind

Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love.

A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.

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