Buddha

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

"Attachment is the root of suffering."

"The mind is the source of all suffering and all happiness."

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind."

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

"An individual's purpose in life is to contribute to the advancement of the whole society."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."

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

"The way to do is to be."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."

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

"There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path."

"He who hoards up treasures that rust and decay is foolish. He who gathers treasures in heaven is wise."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing."

"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think."

"Do not believe in anything merely because you have heard it. Do not believe merely because it is traditional. Do not believe in anything merely because you have read it."

"The mind is like water. When turbulent, it is difficult to see. When it is calm, everything becomes clear."

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

"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations."

"Delight in heedfulness. Guard well your thoughts."

"You cannot travel the path until you have become the path yourself."

"If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your own way."

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"Ambition is like a lasso. If you throw it, you may catch nothing or you may catch yourself."

"The conquest of self is greater than victory over a thousand enemies in battle."

"Desire is the root of suffering because we are never satisfied with what we have."

"The greatest gift is the giving of knowledge."

"To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."