Wisdom Quotes

‘As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.’ Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across? – The Buddha

One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.

All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.

There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.

Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.