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Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy.
As a mountain is unshaken by the wind, so the heart of a wise person is unmoved by all the changes on this earth.
If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength.
I love the Constitution and government of this land, but I hate the damned rascals that administer the government.
Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.
One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.
Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way.
Why should we worry about what others think of us, do we have more confidence in their opinions than we do our own?
Not a desire, act, wish, or thought does the Holy Ghost indulge in contrary to that which is dictated by the Father
Journey over, sorrowless, freed in every way, and with all bonds broken - for such a man there is no more distress.
Why cling to the pain and the wrongs of yesterday? Why hold on to the very things that keep you from hope and love.
Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt
Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.
To live a single day and hear a good teaching is better than to live a hundred years without knowing such teaching.
Do not breathing in the chronological, do not dream of the later, drain the intellect on the bring about twinkling.
If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all.
To be concerned with the issue; soul versus non-soul, is to be in bondage to craving for becoming and non-becoming.
It is because I perceive the danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loath, abhor, and am ashamed thereof.
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
Learn this from the waters: in mountain clefts and chasms, loud gush the streamlets, but great rivers flow silently.
We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it?
After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known.
If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox.
God never made something out of nothing; it is not in the economy or law by which the worlds were, are, or will exist
[Our] first and foremost duty [is] to seek the Lord until we open the path of communication from God to our own soul.
Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
He who never thinks of anything as 'mine' does not feel the lack of anything: he is never worried by a sense of loss.
Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.
The grudge you hold on to is like a hot coal that you intend to throw at someone, only you're the one who gets burned.
Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.
A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.
Your days pass like rainbows, like a flash of lightning, like a star at dawn. Your life is short. How can you quarrel?
'As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.' Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.
If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
It came to me that I should teach this truth for it is real happiness and joy. The cessation of suffering is possible.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
His success may be great, but be it ever so great the wheel of fortune may turn again and bring him down into the dust.
The gift of Truthovercomes all gifts.The joy of Truthovercomes all pleasures.The taste of Truthovercomes all sweetness.
Why do what you will regret? Why bring tears upon yourself? Do only what you do not regret, And fill yourself with joy.
Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace.
He is our Father - the Father of our Spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being.
I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.
For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.
One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.
You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred