Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.

Be lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold truth within yourselves.

I will not look at another's bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.

Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world.

To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat... the food of the wise is that which is consumed by the sadhus [holymen]; it does not consist of meat... There may be some foolish people in the future who will say that I permitted meat-eating and that I partook of meat myself, but... meat-eating I have not permitted to anyone, I do not permit, I will not permit meat-eating in any form, in any manner and in any place; it is unconditionally prohibited for all.

The grudge you hold on to is like a hot coal that you intend to throw at someone, only you're the one who gets burned.

A person is ruined by taking the measure of other persons.