Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.

Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.

Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted sorrows will come again and again

In compassion lies the world's true strength.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

It is not life and wealth and power that enslave men, but the cleaving to life and wealth and power.

The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.