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Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
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Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!
The Buddha
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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
The Buddha
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The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what’s pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.
The Buddha
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Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.
The Buddha
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There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.
The Buddha
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I, too, do not envision a doctrine of self the clinging to which there would not arise sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair.
The Buddha
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Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
The Buddha
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They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.
The Buddha
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If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.
The Buddha
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The thing that is disliked by me is also disliked by others. Since I dislike this thing, how can I inflict it on someone else?
The Buddha
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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.
The Buddha
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To support mother and father, to cherish partner and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.
The Buddha
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Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.
The Buddha
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What is past is left behind. The future is yet unreached. Whatever quality is present, clearly see it right there.
The Buddha