The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.

Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.

"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.

The evils of the body are murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred and error.