Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost.

The fool is his own enemy. Seeking wealth, he destroys himself. Seek rather the other shore.

People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who tries to eat a little, honey smeared on the edge of a knife. The amount is by no means sufficient to appease his appetite, but he runs the risk of wounding his tongue.

I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don't look at me; look at the moon.

The no-mind not-thinks no-thoughts about no-things.

Do not disregard the accumulation of goodness, saying, 'This will come to nothing.' By the gradual falling of raindrops, a jar is filled.

Man's troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm mind.