Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so, brahmins, is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering. One should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.
Gautama BuddhaFull of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.
Gautama BuddhaIf you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.
Gautama BuddhaDon't believe a teaching just because you've heard it from a man who's supposed to be holy, or because it's contained in a book supposed to be holy, or because all your friends and neighbors believe it. But whatever you've observed and analyzed for yourself and found to be reasonable and good, then accept that and put it into practice.
Gautama Buddha