A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

Be the witness of your thoughts.

Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.

Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.

There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being.

All composite things decay. Strive diligently.

I, ever knowing the living beings Who tread the Path and those who do not In response to those who may be saved Preach to them a variety of dharmas, Each time having this thought: 'How may I cause the beings To contrive to enter the Unexcelled Path and quickly to perfect the Buddha-body?'