Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.

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.

Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height.

It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company of priests.

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind. If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering will follow him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast that draws the cart. If a man speaks or acts with a pure mind, joy follows him as his own shadow.

Those who walk in the Way should avoid sensualism as those who carry hay would avoid coming near the fire.

Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.