He who harms living beings is, for that reason, not an ariya (a Noble One); he who does not harm any living being is called an ariya.

Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

To have everything is to possess nothing.

Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings.

Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.

When you know for yourselves, 'These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if undertaken and practiced, lead to welfare and happiness,' then you should engage in them.