Hate is only conquered by love.

Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment.

If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; it is founded on our thoughts; it is made up of our thoughts. A man's life is the direct result of his thoughts... We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.

How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own.

True love is born from understanding.

Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so, brahmins, is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering. One should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.