Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
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Siddhartha
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Ancient monk, living from donations.
When you attain victory over yourself, not even the gods can turn it into defeat.
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All conditioned things are impermanent—when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.
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Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.
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The greatest gift is to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest.
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Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
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If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.
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We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis…
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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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You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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Like someone pointing to treasure is the wise person who sees your faults and points them out. Associate with such a sage.
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He who sits alone, sleeps alone, and walks alone, who is strenuous and subdues himself alone, will find delight in the solitude of the forest.
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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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As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed.
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Before giving, the mind of the giver is happy; while giving, the mind of the giver is made peaceful; and having given, the mind of the giver is uplifted.
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The instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
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You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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What we think, we become.
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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.
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