I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.

Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire.

If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual practitioner

At the bottom of things, most people want to be understood and appreciated.

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

Like a lovely flower full of color but lacking in fragrance, are the words of those who do not practice what they teach.

Apply yourself to solitude. One who is given to solitude knows things as they really are.