Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire.

Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances.

It is not life and wealth and power that enslave men, but the cleaving to life and wealth and power.

At the bottom of things, most people want to be understood and appreciated.

In what is seen, there should be just the seen; In what is heard, there should be just the heard; In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed; In what is thought, there should be just the thought. He should not kill a living being, nor cause it to be killed, nor should he incite another to kill. Do not injure any being, either strong or weak in the world.

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.