I don't understand men. They spend their lives using up their health to earn money and then they spend their money to get their health back.
Don't let anyone come to you and leave without being happier. Mother Theresa
Nothing imprisons you except your thoughts. Nothing limits you except your fears. And nothing controls you except your beliefs.
It's not what you don't know that's dangerous,
is what we take for granted and which is not.
Consider the one who shows you your faults as if he were showing you a treasure. Attach yourself to the wise man who reproves your faults. In truth, it is good and not evil to associate with such a man.
You can't rely on things that can't happen, because those are the things that do happen.
Pleasure can be gathered, joy can be harvested and happiness can be cultivated.
He who has heard the Law, he who sees, he who enjoys solitude is happy; bound to existence in the midst of living creatures, and doing no harm, he is happy in the world. He is happy in the world if he has succeeded in rising above vices and is free from passions. He who has tamed selfishness and pride has attained supreme bliss.
We are what we think. Everything we are is the result of our thoughts. We build our world with our thoughts.
I call wise the man who, innocent as he is, bears insults and blows with a patience equal to his strength.
It is through faith that we can cross the currents. And it is through wisdom that we achieve purity.
Don't trust individuals, trust the teachings; don't trust words, trust the ultimate meaning; don't trust the intellect, trust Wisdom.
Consciousness troubled by desire cannot free itself. Wisdom disturbed by ignorance cannot develop.
Let a boundless love for all creatures grow within you.
By cultivating love, we help every soul in the universe.
Just as a mother would protect her only child at the risk of her own life, cultivate a boundless heart for all beings. Let your thoughts of boundless love spread throughout the world.
Hatred will never put an end to hatred; only love can cure it. That is the ancient and eternal law.
An insincere and unkind friend is more to be feared than a wild beast. A wild beast can hurt your body, but a bad friend will hurt your mind.
Don't strive for perfection in such a changing world. Instead, perfect your love.
You, yourself, as much as anyone else in the whole universe deserve your love and affection.