All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who does not practice it.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

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

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.

The root of suffering is attachment.

All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.

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