Whatever happens, I will not let my cheerfulness be disturbed. Being unhappy won't get me anywhere and will dissipate all my goodness. Why be unhappy about something if you can change it? And if you can't, how will being unhappy help?

The renunciation of doing harm is the perfection of discipline

Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy about something if it cannot be remedied?

If you can solve your problem, what is the need of worrying? If you cannot solve it, what is the use of worrying.

All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing.

May I become at all times, both now and forever: a protector for those without protection; a guide for those who have lost their way; a ship for those with oceans to cross; a bridge for those with rivers to cross; a sanctuary for those in danger; a lamp for those without light; a place of refuge for those who lack shelter; and a servant to all in need.

Those desiring to escape from suffering hasten right toward suffering. With the very desire for happiness, out of delusion they destroy their own happiness as if it were an enemy