Buddha

“Soon, alas, will this body lie on the earth, despised, without consciousness, like a useless log.”

“Look upon the world as one would on a bubble; look upon it as one would on a mirage; the king of death does not see one who thus looks down upon the world.”

“Come, look at this world, glittering like a royal chariot; the foolish are immersed in it, but the wise do not touch it.”

“He who, freed from doubt, freed from craving, has reached the highest, him I call a Brahmana.”

“Hunger is the worst of diseases, the body the greatest of pains; if one knows this truly, that is Nirvana, the highest happiness.”

“Health is the greatest of gifts, contentedness the best riches; trust is the best of relationships, Nirvana the highest happiness.”

“To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.”

“From craving springs grief, from craving springs fear; for one who is free from craving there is no grief — much less fear.”

“From attachment springs grief, from attachment springs fear; for one who is free from attachment there is no grief, no fear.”

“From love springs grief, from love springs fear; for one who is wholly free from love there is no grief, much less fear.”

“From lust springs grief, from lust springs fear; for one who is free from lust there is no grief, much less fear.”

“He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquility becomes free from fear and free from sin.”

“The fragrance of virtue surpasses even that of sandalwood and rosebay, and reaches even to the heavens.”

“Let no one ever take offence at what one has thought to be the truth.”

“He whose senses are subdued, like horses well broken in by the driver, who has surrendered his pride and is free from sinful inclinations — such a one even the gods envy.”

“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise.”

“As a deep lake, clear and undisturbed, even so the wise become tranquil after they have heard the law.”

“Good people walk on whatever befalls; the good do not prattle, longing for pleasure; whether touched by happiness or sorrow, the wise show no elation or dejection.”

“Few are there among men who arrive at the other shore; the rest of mankind only run up and down the bank.”