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

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

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

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

. “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.”

“Live with no sense of ‘mine,’ not forming attachment to experiences.”

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

“In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast.”

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

“Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”