No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.
Gautama BuddhaEndurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.
Gautama BuddhaThere are, O monks, these four lights. What four? The light of the moon, the light of the sun, the light of fire, and the light of wisdom. Of these four lights, the light of wisdom is supreme.
Gautama BuddhaBeings 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.
Gautama Buddha