Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.