Philosophical Sayings

But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

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.

When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.

If the problem can be solved, why worry? If the problem cannot be solved, worrying will do you no good.

Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

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.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

A jug fills drop by drop.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?