One who does not rouse themself when it is time to rise, who, though capable, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle person will never find their way to true knowledge.

To share happiness, and to have done something good before leaving this life is sweet.

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.

Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.

If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.

I have passed in ignorance through a cycle of many rebirths, seeking the builder of the house. Continuous rebirth is a painful thing. But now, housebuilder, I have found you out. You will not build me a house again. All your rafters are broken, your ridge-pole shattered. My mind is free from active thought, and has made an end of craving.

There are two obstacles to enlightenment: 1. Thinking you know. 2 Thinking you don't know.