Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height.

Make of yourself a light.

I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.

Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred

Do not have as friends harmful people, the wise person does not associate with the worst of people. Have as friends virtuous people, the wise person associates with the best of people.

To have everything is to possess nothing.