Quotes on Eastern Philosophy

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

To become learned, each day add something. To become enlightened, each day drop something

Study the past if you would define the future. --CONFUCIUS

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

(The Tao) is always present and always available. . . . If you are willing to be lived by it, you will see it everywhere, even in the most ordinary things.

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

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

A man of wisdom delights in water.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.