Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or…

To have a sense of history one must consider oneself a piece of history…

— Alfred Kazin

Every day without fail one should consider himself as dead. There is a saying of the elders that goes, 'Step from under the eaves…

— Yamamoto Tsunetomo

To consider oneself different from ordinary men is wrong, but it is right to hope that one will not remain like ordinary men.

— Yoshida Shoin

Focusnot on the rudeness of others,not on what they've done or left undone,but on what you have done and have not doneyourself.

— Gautama Buddha

A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.

— Gautama Buddha

Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or because you…

— Gautama Buddha

Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.

— Gautama Buddha

There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering." When a…

— Gautama Buddha

Meat-eating is condemned by the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Sravakas; if one devours meat out of shamelessness he will always be devoid of sense.

— Gautama Buddha

Inflowing thoughts come to an end in those who are ever alert of mind, training themselves night and day, and ever intent on nirvana

— Gautama Buddha

He who causes suffering shall suffer. There is no escape.

— Gautama Buddha

Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken.

— Gautama Buddha

Be lamps unto yourselves. Be refuges unto yourselves. Take yourself no external refuge. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp. Hold fast to…

— Gautama Buddha

For fear of causing terror to living beings, Mahamati, let the Bodhisattva who is disciplining himself to attain compassion, refrain from eating flesh.

— Gautama Buddha

One of his students asked Buddha, "Are you the Messiah?" "No," answered Buddha. "Then are you a healer?" "No," Buddha replied. "Then are you…

— Gautama Buddha