All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.
However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt.
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Believe nothing, No matter where you read it, Or who has said it, Not even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense.
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
What you think you become.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
With our thoughts we make the world.
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
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