“Just as a flower which seems beautiful and has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of the man who speaks them but does them not.” MenDoeSeemsActionBeautifulSpeakColorFlowerGardenPerfumeDhammapada Author:John Dewey
“Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the roots of craving are not wholly uprooted sorrows will come again and again” IfsWayStrongGrowsCuttingTreeSorrowRootsAgain And AgainCravingDhammapada Author:Gautama Buddha
“Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.” MindHappinessSpeakPureDhammapada Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you.” IfsMindMischiefDhammapada Author:Gautama Buddha
“Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death.” KnowsRunningAbleLawDeathLiteratureSidesPathRiversCrossesRealmsShoreUp And DownDhammapada Author:Horace
“Speak or act with a pure mind, and happiness will follow you as your shadow, unshakable.” MindHappinessSpeakPureShadowUnshakableDhammapada Author:Gautama Buddha