Come, look at this glittering world, like unto a royal chariot; the foolish are immersed in it, but the wise do not touch it. Buddha
“These sons belong to me, and this wealth belongs to me,” with such thoughts a fool is tormented. He himself does not belong to himself; how much less sons and wealth? Buddha
Mules are good, if tamed, and noble Sindhu horses, and elephants with large tusks; but he who tames himself is better still. Buddha
If a man looks after the faults of others, and is always inclined to be offended, his own passions will grow, and he is far from the destruction of passions. Buddha
Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given up both victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy. Buddha
The evil-doer mourns in this world, and he mourns in the next; he mourns in both. He mourns and suffers when he sees the evil of his own work. Buddha
He who has reached the consummation, who does not tremble, who is without thirst and without sin, he has broken all the thorns of life: this will be his last body. Buddha
From pleasure comes grief, from pleasure comes fear; he who is free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear. Buddha
Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the passionless will find delight, for they look not for pleasures. Buddha
The sight of the elect is good, to live with them is always happiness; if a man does not see fools, he will be truly happy. Buddha
O man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time! Buddha
If a man is tossed about by doubts, full of strong passions, and yearning only for what is delightful, his thirst will grow more and more, and he will indeed make his fetters strong. Buddha
Few are there among men who arrive at the other shore; the other people here run up and down the shore. Buddha
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. Buddha
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha