Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind; hate is an imperfection that defiles the mind; delusion is an imperfection that defiles the mind.

A person is ruined by taking the measure of other persons.

Do not be jealous of others' good qualities, but out of admiration adopt them yourself.

We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it?

Even if everyone elseIs not doing good,I alone will.Even if everyone elseis doing wrong,I alone will not.

If dresses would have qualified people, then whores would have ruled the world.

Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.

The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties.

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.

It is good to have companions when occasion arises, and it is good to be contented with whatever comes.

A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool.

What's done to the children is done to society.

Dignity and quiet joy in all that we do are the expression of perfect concentration and perfect wisdom.

If you don't see God in the next person you meet, look no further.

"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.

Flower and thorn are in the same stem.

By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.

There are two things that we should avoid, oh disciple! A life of pleasures, that is low and vain. A life of mortification, that is useless and vain.