When you know for yourselves, 'These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if undertaken and practiced, lead to welfare and happiness,' then you should engage in them.

Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, 'This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.'

Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace.

How long the night to the watchman, How long the road to the weary traveller, How long the wandering of many lives To the fool who misses the way.

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.

If you can keep as silent as a broken gong, then you have attained, when you know no anger.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.