It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof.

Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way.

You create what you defend against.

And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength.