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

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

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

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.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

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

Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

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.

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

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

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

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.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them.

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

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.