Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly; nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.

'As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.' Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.

Dharma is not upheld by talking about it. Dharma is upheld by living in harmony with it.

Be it known that Men of dull faculties and slight wisdom, They who cling proudly to signs, Cannot believe in this Dharma. Now I, joyfully and fearlessly, In the midst of the bodhisattvas Frankly casting aside my expedient devices, Merely preach the Unexcelled Path.

For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.

That which goeth up must needs come down; and that which is down must needs go up. But Brahma has ordained that the that that goeth up is seldom the same as the that that hath gone down.

Those which arise dependently are free of inherent existence.