Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

The root of suffering is attachment.

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

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

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

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.

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

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.

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.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

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.

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

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.