Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.

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They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.

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Don’t rush anything. When the time is right, it’ll happen.

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Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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Live every act fully, as if it were your last.

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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.

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One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.

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If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.

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

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Don’t run after pleasure and neglect the practice of meditation. If you forget the goal of life and get caught in the pleasures of the world, you will come to envy those who put meditation first.

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Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.

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Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.

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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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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.

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Nothing is forever except change.

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Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

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Nothing remains without change.

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If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?

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If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

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It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.

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May all beings have happy minds.

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

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If you meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds, leading a disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory. If you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an island for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.

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One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.

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Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.

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There is no fire like passion. There is no shark like hatred. There is no snare like folly. There is no torrent like greed.

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If you meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds, leading a disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory. If you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an island for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.

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Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.

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We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by loving kindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.

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Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

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Everything in moderation, including moderation.

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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

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Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done. We alone are responsible for our lives.

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Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

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

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

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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.

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

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Don’t rush anything. When the time is right, it’ll happen.

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Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.

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She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.

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Leave behind confused reactions and become patient as the earth; unmoved by anger, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.

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Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.

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

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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

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Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.

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Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

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A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.

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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.

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It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

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Let all-embracing thoughts for all beings be yours.

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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.

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Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

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