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"The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world."
— The Buddha"'All conditioned things are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering."
— The Buddha"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."
— The Buddha"Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things."
— The Buddha"What is past is left behind. The future is yet unreached. Whatever quality is present, clearly see it right there."
— The Buddha"One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble."
— The Buddha"All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill."
— The Buddha"'As I am, so are they; as they are, so am I.' Comparing others with oneself, do not kill nor cause others to kill."
— The Buddha"Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing."
— The Buddha"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