Buddha

“He who knows that this body is like froth, and has learnt that it is as unsubstantial as a mirage, will break the flower-pointed arrow of Mara, and never see the King of Death.”

“Death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and whose mind is distracted, as a flood carries off a sleeping village.”

“Like a beautiful flower, full of color but without scent, are the well-chosen words of him who does not act accordingly.”

“Like a beautiful flower, full of color and full of scent, are the well-chosen words of him who acts accordingly.”

“As many garlands can be made from a heap of flowers, so many good things may be achieved by a mortal when once he is born.”

“The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind, nor that of sandal-wood, but the scent of the virtuous travels even against the wind.”

“He who possesses virtue and intelligence, who is just, speaks the truth, and does what is his own business — him the world will hold dear.”

“He who has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Law, and the Brotherhood; he who, with clear understanding, sees the four holy truths.”

“To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.”

“He who, by causing pain to others, wishes to obtain pleasure for himself, he, entangled in the bonds of hatred, will never be free from hatred.”

“Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death.”

“The earnest among the thoughtless, the awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack.”

“By earnestness did Maghavan rise to the lordship of the gods. People praise earnestness; thoughtlessness is always blamed.”

“A Bhikshu who delights in earnestness, who looks with fear on thoughtlessness, cannot fall away from his perfect state — he is close to Nirvana.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts.”

“If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

“He who, seeking his own happiness, punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after death.”

“He who, seeking his own happiness, does not punish or kill beings who also long for happiness, will find happiness after death.”

“Speak not harshly to anyone; those who are spoken to will answer you in the same way.”