If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers reproofs,follow that wise man ; it will be better, not worse, for those who follow him.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

When you have great joy, you will become Buddhas!

Rising early and scorning laziness, remaining calm in time of strife, faultless in conduct and clever in actions. One like this will be praised.

When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject to decay.

By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.

Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a village.