He is not the same, nor is he another.

Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.