– “A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”
– “A jug fills drop by drop.”
– “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”
– “All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
– “All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
– “Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.”
– “An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
– “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”
– “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
– “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
– “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
– “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
– “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
– “Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.”
– “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
– “Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
– “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
– “Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”
– “He is able who thinks he is able.”
– “He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek. – French Proverb