Philosophy Quotes

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.

Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.

Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.

I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.

The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.

The thing that is disliked by me is also disliked by others. Since I dislike this thing, how can I inflict it on someone else?

‘All conditioned things are impermanent’ — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.

As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.