Every moment I shape my destiny with a chisel - I am the carpenter of my own soul.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
Why should I stay at the bottom of a well, when a strong rope is in my hand?
Oh you, straying heart, just come! Oh you, aching liver, just come! If the path to the gate is closed, Take the way by the wall, but come!
When we practice loving kindness and compassion we are the first ones to profit.
If you do not possess the staff of caution and discrimination, use the eyes of him who sees. If there is no staff of caution and discrimination, do not wander on the road without a guide.