Don't accumulate if you do not need. The excess of wealth in your hands is for the society, and you are the trustee for the same.

A non-religious person when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A non-religious prison when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A man is seated on top of a tree in the midst of a burning forest. He sees all living beings perish. But he doesn’t realize that the same fate is soon to overtake him also. That man is fool.

In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.

All breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.

Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being.

Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.

In order to reach for the stars, you must have both feet planted firmly on the ground.

If, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.

Mass ought to be in Latin, unless you could do it in Greek or Chinese. In fact, any abracadabra that no bloody member of the public or half-educated ape of a clargimint could think he understood.

Creation was not finished at the dawn of this earth, but creation continues, and we have a lot to do to make the world a better place.

Though you have sinned much, that is no reason why you should despair, but only why you should love much, having so much forgiven.

What is conserved in the ground? Stone, bronze, ivory, bone, sometimes pottery. Never wood objects, no fabric or skins. That completely skews our notions about primitive man.

[When to have a facelift:] If you're tripping over your neck.

Let your broken heart create an open heart

Every single house has had death visit.

The man who lives beside the water hole does not dream of thirst.