Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned.
Gautama BuddhaDelusions, errors and lies are like huge, gaudy vessels, the rafters of which are rotten and worm-eaten, and those who embark in them are fated to be shipwrecked.
Gautama BuddhaDo not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Gautama BuddhaThe number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace.
Gautama Buddha