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

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

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

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

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

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

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

Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

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

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

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