If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current - how can he help others across?

It is the fool who is haunted by fears, dread of dangers, oppression of mind, not the wise man.

When one sees that everything exists as an illusion, one can live in a higher sphere than ordinary man.

Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.

One is not a great one because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming other living beings.

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

You yourself must make an effort. Buddhas are only show the way. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of defilements.