The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.

Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.

There's a treasury full of jade and jewels; It is in you. Don't go searching far from home for it-it's here.

Each day of my life I am sowing seeds that one day I will harvest.

Wherever a person goes, his deeds, like a shadow, will follow.

You yourself must make an effort. Buddhas are only show the way. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of defilements.

The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.