There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being.

We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.

There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is to be mindful.

To do a little good is more than to accomplish great conquests.

To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.

If you find someone with wisdom, good judgment, and good actions; make him a companion.

Men who are addicted to the passions are like the torch-carrier running against the wind; his hands are sure to be burned.