When a man venerates those worthy of veneration, be they Buddhas or their disciples, who have transcended all obstacles and passed beyond sorrow and tears - venerating such as these, whose passions are extinguished and for whom there is no further source for fear, no one can calculate how great his merit is.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

All compounded things are subject to decay. Strive with diligence!

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

Do not speak - unless it improves on silence.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Care about your children. Just bless them instead of worrying, as every child is the little Buddha who helps his parents to grow up.