Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind

Nothing is forever except change.

Craving brings pain; craving brings fear. If you do not yield to craving, you will be free from pain and fear

Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for blows will touch thee.

Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

A kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure; but the miser who hoards up his riches will have no profit.

Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.