The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

Those who are humble may govern others.

True friendship is stronger than stone.

My dreams of perfection are the bridges that carry me into the realm of pure ideas.

Depend on your walking stick, not on other people.

Thoughts are shadows. Don’t fight them.

With awareness we see, / with love we accept, / with wisdom we respond.

When you practice mindful breathing, you become truly present. If you are here, life is here also.

Everyone’s life should be miraculous.

Abiding in your own being is holy company.

My way is crossed by a single thread that connects everything.

Men honor what lies within the sphere of their knowledge but do not realize how dependent they are on what lies beyond it.

When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray.

You get what you give. If you want respect, give respect. If you ever want to be a good master, first become a good servant.

Care for beings, feed them without seeking to enslave them.

Keeping a sense of proportion about things and giving others a place without losing one’s own, this is the secret of success in the theater of the world.

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.

Things that exist are imperfect. That is how everything actually exists in this world.

I’ve spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung.

When you feel a peaceful joy, that’s when you are near truth.

He who learns to give way is the master of strength.

Freedom means completeness, no lack anywhere—no lack of knowledge, no lack of power, no lack of anything.

Dig a hole for your pond without waiting for the moon. When the pond is finished, the moon will come by itself.

Unless you observe moral principles—truthfulness, sincerity, charity, modesty, etc.—you cannot maintain soundness of mind.

Knowledge is not information, it’s transformation.

We don’t need to know many things—we just become confused; you just need to know the right thing—the thing you need to know now.

With compassion in our heart, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle.

One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.

To do good to others is a meritorious act, to hurt others is a sin.

Doubt is the key to knowledge.