As a bee without harming the flower, its colour or scent, flies away, collecting only the honey, even so should the sage wander in the village.

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

When you realize how perfect [or at least better than it could be] everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.

Offensive acts come back upon the evil doer, like dust that is thrown against the wind.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.