Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.
Gautama BuddhaThrough vigilance, restraint and control the wise will construct and island that no flood will overcome.
Gautama BuddhaTruths cannot be acquired from words out of other people's mouths. Before Truths can be internalized, they must come from one's own realizations and practices. Through a lifetime of personal practice, human beings are capable of revealing all of the secrets of the cosmic essence. You are your own best judge.
Gautama BuddhaA fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.
Gautama BuddhaOne may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it was my doing. They should accept my authority in all matters great or small." This is a fool's way of thinking. His self-seeking and conceit just increase.
Gautama Buddha