Buddha

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

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

Without health life is not life it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

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

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

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

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past not to worry about the future nor to anticipate troubles but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others.

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