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By your own folly you will be brought as low as your worst enemy wishes.
A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool.
Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.
It is because of their tranquil thoughts That creatures go to prosperity.
Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.
Whoever sees me sees the teaching, and whoever sees the teaching sees me.
Free from passion and desire, you have stripped the thorns from the stem.
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.
Sustaining a loving heart, even for a moment, makes one a spiritual being.
Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win.
Overcoming yourself is better than overcoming a million enemies in battle.
Beware of the anger of the mouth. Master your words. Let them serve truth.
How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
It is impossible to underestimate the significance of your today's choices
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.
Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost.
Treat others with respect. How you treat others will be how they treat you.
When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace.
At the bottom of things, most people want to be understood and appreciated.
If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?
Life is dear to all beings, they have the right to live the same that we do.
One who is unrestrained in life-delusion overcomes; as the wind a weak tree.
To master the pride of defiant selfhood, that in truth is the highest bliss.
She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
Transient are conditioned things. Try to accomplish your aim with diligence.
I teach one thing and one only: that is, suffering and the end of suffering.
It is impossible for a man who is bogged to extricate another who is bogged.
How easy it is to see your brother's faults, How hard it is to face your own.
Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.
A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.
True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.
The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.
Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.
Seeing the similarity to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used.
He who, calm and clear as the moon, hankers no more for continuity-he is holy.
All things that are born must die. Work hard for your own freedom from sorrow.
A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.
All composite things pass away. Strive for your own liberation with diligence.
There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the future.
Understand that the body is merely the foam of a wave, the shadow of a shadow.
Buddha is in our hearts. Buddha is in our mouths. Buddha is in our daily lives.
Fools wait for a lucky day, but everyday is a lucky day for an industrious man.
Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you.
You are all Buddhas. There is nothing you need to achieve. Just open your eyes.
To awaken, sit calmly, letting each breath clear your mind and open your heart.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.
Be lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold truth within yourselves.
If dresses would have qualified people, then whores would have ruled the world.