"Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded."

"Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth. [Verse 223]"

"The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment"

"Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."

"Purity or impurity depends on oneself, No one can purify another."

"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."

"As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all."

"Nothing is forever except change."

"As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life."

"There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed."

"With our thoughts we make the world."

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

"Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy."

"A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity."

"If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?"

"Attachment leads to suffering."

"In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true."

"Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law."

"True love is born from understanding."

"Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."

"Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again."

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

"Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living."

"Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others."

"Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all"

"The trouble is, you think you have time."

"You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up."

"You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers."

"She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair."

"The greatest prayer is patience."

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."

"Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment."

"May all that have life be delivered from suffering"

"Kindness should become the natural way of life,not the exception."

"If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path."

"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."

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

"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky"

"Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace."

"The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart."

"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker."

"In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength."

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men."

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

"What you are is what you have been. What you'll be is what you do now."

"When you come upon a path that brings benefit and happiness to all, follow this course as the moon journeys through the stars."

"If you propose to speak always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind."

"Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods."

"If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool."