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A jug fills drop by drop.
What we think, we become.
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?