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We want men to rule the nation who care more for and love better the nation's welfare than gold and silver, fame or popularity.
All the difference between men and angels is, men are passing through the day of trial that angels have already passed through.
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.
As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.
Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful.
Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.
Happy indeed are the arahants! No craving can be found in them. Cut off is the conceit 'I am,' Burst asunder is delusion's net.
Though thousand times a thousand in battle one may conquer, yet should one conquer just oneself, one is the greatest conqueror.
Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself.
preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching.
He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.
All we have to do is to go onward and upward, and keep the commandments of our Father and God; and he will confound our enemies.
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.
Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.
All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among those who hate.
By oneself the evil is done, and it is oneself who suffers: by oneself the evil is not done, and by one's Self one becomes pure.
Our problems are not solved by physical force, by hatred, by warOur problems are solved by loving kindness by gentleness, by joy
Happy are those who have overcome their egos; happy are those who have attained peace; happy are those who have found the Truth.
He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after his death.
You can search the world over and you will find no one who is more deserving of your kindness and well wishing than you yourself.
To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.
Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.
Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. The elephant hauls himself from the mud. In the same way drag yourself out of your sloth.
Those who by form did see me and those who followed me by voice. Wrong the efforts they engaged in, those people will not see me.
There are three ways to correct our faults:We can change through behavior We can change through understanding We can change heart
An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.
And thus I aspire to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named so that I would not build on another man's foundation.
If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.
As a flower that is lovely and beautiful, but is scentless, even so fruitless is the well-spoken word of one who practices it not.
Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.
If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.
The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.
The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind or it will rule you.
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.
With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear.
Winning gives birth to hostility Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning and losing aside.
Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world.
When faced with the vicissitudes of life, one's mind remains unshaken, sorrow-less, stainless, secure; this is the greatest welfare
Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.
Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup.
As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by a mortal in this life there is much good work to be done.
Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done.We alone are responsible for our lives.
For the wakeful one whose mind is quiet, whose thoughts are undisturbed, who has relinquished judgement and blame, there is no fear.
Care about your children. Just bless them instead of worrying, as every child is the little Buddha who helps his parents to grow up.
Love yourself and watch - Today, tomorrow, always. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing - Straighten yourself.
For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that bind you and enter in.
When you realize how perfect [or at least better than it could be] everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.