A person writing at night may put out the lamp, but the words he has written will remain. It is the same with the destiny we create for ourselves in this world.

A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.

Follow then the shining ones, the wise, the awakened, the loving, for they know how to work and forbear.

Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered for yourself give up the bad and embrace the good.

He who causes suffering shall suffer. There is no escape.

As a net is made up of a series of ties, so everything in this world is connected by a series of ties. If anyone thinks that the mesh of a net is an independent, isolated thing, he is mistaken. It is called a net because it is made up of a series of interconnected meshes, and each mesh has its place and responsibility in relation to other meshes.

You create what you defend against.