I call wise man who, while he is innocent , endures insults and blows with a patience equal to its strength.
Gautama BuddhaThe mind precedes all things, the mind dominates all things, the mind creates all things.
Gautama BuddhaBetter than chanting a thousand words in a dead language is one soothing word spoken in the vernacular.
Gautama BuddhaJust as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind
Gautama BuddhaThe thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
Gautama BuddhaPeople 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 Buddha