There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

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

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

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

Nothing can harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

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

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.

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