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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

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.