Not merely by rules of conduct and religious observances, nor by much learning either, nor even by attainment of concentration, nor by sleeping alone, do I reach the happiness of freedom, to which no worldlings attain. If you have not put an end to compulsions, nurse your faith

When one feels no shame in telling a deliberate lie, there is no evil, I tell you, he will not do.

Joyful is the accumulation of good work.

Why do what you will regret? Why bring tears upon yourself? Do only what you do not regret, And fill yourself with joy.

The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.

Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace.

There are those who discover they can leave behind destructive reactions and become patient as the earth, unmoved by fires of anger or fear, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.