I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man

“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” 

“The longer I live and the more experience I have of the world, the more I am convinced that, after all, the one thing that is most worth living for-and dying for, if need be-is the opportunity of making someone else more happy.” 

“Success always leaves footprints.” 

“The thing to do when one feels sure that he has said or done the right thing and is condemned, is to stand still and keep quiet. If he is right, time will show it.” 

“The world cares little about what a man knows;it cares more about what a man is able to do.” 

“It is important and right that all privileges of the law be ours, but it is vastly more important that we be prepared for the exercise of those privileges.” 

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

Success in life is founded upon attention to the small things rather than to the large things; to the every day things nearest to us rather than to the things that are remote and uncommon

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

You can’t hold a man down without staying down with him

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

 I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed

There are two ways of exerting one’s strength; one is pushing down, the other is pulling up

There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart. 

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self. 

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

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

One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.

Give, even if you only have a little.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

The root of suffering is attachment.

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.

People with opinions just go around bothering each other.

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

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

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

Meditate… do not delay, lest you later regret it.

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

Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.

Ceasing to do evil, cultivating the good, purifying the heart: this is the teaching of the Buddhas.

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

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

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

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

If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.

Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.