Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done. We alone are responsible for our lives.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again. But if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless, then he is in truth called wise.
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Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.
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One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.
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Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
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Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.
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Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.
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Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
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Leave behind confused reactions and become patient as the earth; unmoved by anger, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.
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If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.
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Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.
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If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.
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Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.
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To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.
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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
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Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!
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Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!
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No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
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