There are these two kinds of gifts: a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Of the two, this is supreme: a gift of the Dhamma.

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

I knew that most people never see this reality because they attach to the material aspect of the world. Illusions of self and other fill their vision. I also realized there are those with little dust limiting their vision.

He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death.