For innumerable reasons, Mahamati, the Bodhisattva, whose nature is compassion, is not to eat any meat.

He is able who think he is able.

Like a beautiful flower that is colorful but has no fragrance, even well spoken words bear no fruit in one who does not put them into practice.

Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.

Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to everyone else

Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do.

As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.