Quotes Listing

A disciplined mind brings happiness.

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

He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, — such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.

The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.

One should train in deeds of merit—generosity, a balanced life, developing a loving mind—that yield long-lasting happiness.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.

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.

'All conditioned things are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.

A wise person should be urgently moved on occasions that make for urgency.