However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passio...
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love a...
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Rule your mind or it will rule you.
What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but...
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable l...
