Gautama Buddha

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Meat is not agreeable to the wise: it has a nauseating odor, it causes a bad reputation, it is food for the carnivorous; I say this, Mahamati, it is not to be eaten.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.

The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.

One should follow a man of wisdom who rebukes one for one's faults, as one would follow a guide to some buried treasure. To one who follows such a wise man, it will be an advantage and not a disadvantage.

With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit.

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

There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering." When a wise man has realised this, he takes no pleasure, as a disciple of the Buddhas, even in the pleasures of heaven. Instead he takes pleasure in the elimination of craving.

The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.

The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.

As solid rock remains unmoved by the wind, so the wise remain unmoved by blame and praise.

Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine. Believe it only because you yourself know it to be true.

The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm.

You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred

Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward

It takes hundred of years sitting together in the same boat. It takes thousand of years sharing the same bed with. It calls : the predestined affinity.

Health is the first benefit. Content is the first fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.

Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.