This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.
Gautama BuddhaAn evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.
Gautama BuddhaBefore you've seen it, and when you first see it, it is the greatest thing; afterwards, it is ordinary.
Gautama Buddha