"Even as a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

"You are what you think. All that you are arises from your thoughts. With your thoughts, you make your world."

"One day you will realize that a mind that is always peaceful and content is the greatest wealth that you can ever possess."

"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."

"The wise ones who are intent on meditation, who delight in the peace of renunciation, such mindful ones, perfect in wisdom, collect like bees the nectar of flowers."