The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

A jug fills drop by drop.

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.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not through strength, but through persistence.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

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.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Because not even the least Dharma is there found or got at. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlightenment'. Self-identical is that Dharma and nothing is therein at variance. Therefore is it called 'utmost, right and perfect enlighten'

Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.