Buddha

"The gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time."

"Do not go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical inference, by inference, by appearance, by the authority of religious texts, by mere reasoning or by inference, by appearance, by conjecture, by reports."

"To understand everything is to forgive everything."

"Generosity brings its own reward."

"The only real failure in life is abandoning your principles."

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."

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

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened."

"What we think, we become."

"The only true failure in life is not to be true to one's own heart."

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

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

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we cannot keep our mind strong and clear."

"Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have."

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little."

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

"It is never too late to turn back from the path of destruction."

"The root of suffering is attachment."

"Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, likewise this teaching has one taste, the taste of liberation."

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers."

"Do not be afraid of the void."

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading."

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