"On life's journey faith is nourishment,
virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the
light by day and right mindfulness is the
protection by night. If a man lives a
pure life..nothing can destroy him."
-Buddha

"Meditation brings wisdom;
lack of mediation leaves ignorance.
Know well what leads you forward
and what hold you back,
and choose the path that leads to wisdom."
-Buddha

"You yourself, as much as anybody
in the entire universe,
deserve your love and affection."
-Buddha

"Through zeal knowledge is gotten,
through lack of zeal knowledge is lost."
-Buddha

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it,
or who said it, no matter if I have said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason
and your own common sense."
-Buddha

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

"Ye must leave righteous ways behind,
not to speak of unrighteous ways."
-Buddha

"Decay is inherent in all compounded things.
Strive on with diligence."
-Buddha

"Do not believe what your teacher tells you
merely out of respect for the teacher."
-Buddha

"All that we are arises
With our thoughts.
With our thoughts,
We make our world."
-Buddha

"Our theories of the eternal
are as valuable as are those
which a chick which has not broken
its way through its shell
might form of the outside world."
-Buddha

"A jug fills drop by drop."
-Buddha

"A good friend who points out mistakes
and imperfections and rebukes evil
is to be respected as if he reveals
a secret of hidden treasure."
-Buddha

"Let yourself be open and life will be easier.
A spoon of salt in a glass of water
makes the water undrinkable.
A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed."
-Buddha

"We are formed and molded by our thoughts.
Those whose minds are shaped by selfless
thoughts give joy when they speak or act.
Joy follows them like a
shadow that never leaves them."
-Buddha

"A man should first
direct himself in the way he should go.
Only then should he instruct others."
-Buddha

"Everything changes,
nothing remains without change."
-Buddha

"Endurance is one
of the most difficult disciplines,
but it is to the one who endures
that the final victory comes."
-Buddha

"Your work is to discover your work
and then with all your heart
to give yourself to it."
-Buddha

"Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis,
you find to be kind, conducive to the good,
the benefit, the welfare of all beings..
that doctrine believe and cling to,
and take it as your guide."
-Buddha

"The Buddhas do but tell the way;
it is for you to swelter at the task."
-Buddha

"There has to be evil
so that good can prove its purity above it."
-Buddha

"Thousands of candles
can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared."
-Buddha