A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.
– Gautama Buddha
Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.
– Gautama Buddha
Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
– Buddha
Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
– Buddha