Buddha

“The fool who knows that he is a fool is for that very reason wise; the fool who thinks he is wise is called a fool indeed.”

“As bees collect nectar from flowers without injuring them, so should the wise move through the world.”

“He who has reached the end of the journey, free from sorrow, set free in every respect, has thrown off all bonds — fever exists not for him.”

“Let one not regard one's own faults as small but those of others as great; thus blame and praise are reversed.”

“As a fletcher makes straight his arrow, the wise man makes straight his trembling and unsteady mind.”

“Do not think lightly of evil, saying, 'It will not come near me.' Even by the falling of drops a water-pot is filled.”

“Do not think lightly of good, saying, 'It will not come near me.' Even by the falling of drops a water-pot is filled.”

“Lead others, not by violence, but by righteousness and equity; he who is guided by law is wise, and is called just.”

“He who finds no fault with others, but is intent upon his own duties, is well guarded against the world's discord.”

“Just as the great ocean has but one taste, the taste of salt, so my doctrine has but one taste, the taste of liberation.”

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

“Riches make most people greedy, and so are like caravans lumbering down the road of folly.”

“He who lives looking for pleasures only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his food, idle, and weak, Mara overthrows him.”

“He who lives without looking for pleasures, his senses well controlled, moderate in his food, faithful and strong, him Mara will not overthrow.”

“Let the wise man guard his mind, hard as it is to perceive, exceedingly subtle, wandering at will. A guarded mind is conducive to happiness.”

“Soon, alas, will this body lie on the earth, despised, without consciousness, like a useless log.”

“Look upon the world as one would on a bubble; look upon it as one would on a mirage; the king of death does not see one who thus looks down upon the world.”

“Come, look at this world, glittering like a royal chariot; the foolish are immersed in it, but the wise do not touch it.”

“He who, freed from doubt, freed from craving, has reached the highest, him I call a Brahmana.”