Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
What you think you become.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
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