I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

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.

He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.

I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

A jug fills drop by drop.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.