Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.
He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, — such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.
Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.
To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.
When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.
It's a good thing to be satisfied with what one has.
They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace — Says Alice.