One should refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs.

If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.

Craving brings pain; craving brings fear. If you do not yield to craving, you will be free from pain and fear

Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one's own mind.

Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.