As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.
Gautama BuddhaBelieve nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or because you yourselves have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to and take as your guide.
Gautama BuddhaIn the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
Gautama Buddha