Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others

Beings are owners of their actions, heirs of their actions; they originate from their actions, are bound to their actions, have their actions as their refuge. It is action that distinguishes beings as inferior and superior.

I call wise man who, while he is innocent , endures insults and blows with a patience equal to its strength.

Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Thus shall ye think of all this fleeting world: As star at dawn, a bubble in a stream A flash of lightning in a summer cloud A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream