"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."

"The body, monks, is not self. If the body were the self, this body would not lend itself to dis-ease. It would be possible (to say) with regard to the body, 'Let my body be thus. Let my body not be th…"

"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."

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

"When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."