Remember that the only constant in life is change.

Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life.

Being generous, just helping one's relatives and being blameless in one's actions; this is the best good luck.

The grudge you hold on to is like a hot coal that you intend to throw at someone, only you're the one who gets burned.

If beings knew, as I know, the results of sharing gifts, they would not enjoy their gifts without sharing them with others, nor would the taint of stinginess obsess the heart and stay there. even if it were their last and final bit of food, they would not enjoy its use without sharing it, if there were anyone to receive it

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.