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“Concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.”

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.”

“Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”

“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

“Believe nothing, No matter where you read it, Or who has said it, Not even if I have said it, Unless it agrees with your own reason And your own common sense.”

“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.”

“However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?”

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.”

“The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.”

“Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to everyone else”

“What you think you become.”

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”