Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.

He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

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

What we think, we become.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

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.

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.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

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