Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant.

Wonder of wonders! Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, endowed with wisdom and virtue, but because men's minds have become inverted through delusive thinking they fail to perceive this.

A generous heart, kind speech, & a life of service & compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Offensive acts come back upon the evil doer, like dust that is thrown against the wind.

Whatever grounds there are for making merit productive of a future birth, all these do not equal a sixteenth part of the liberation of mind by loving-kindness. The liberation of mind by loving-kindness surpasses them and shines forth, bright and brilliant.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.