When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject to decay.
Gautama BuddhaIf a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual practitioner
Gautama BuddhaA wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.
Gautama BuddhaLove is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt
Gautama Buddha