PROVERBS
*** The condition of our bodies depend on our genes.
Our future depends on good or bad causes and conditions.
***Who does not squander strength has health.
Health is happiness. Thrift is wealth. Wealth makes a family peaceful.
***We must endure birth, existence, obliteration, and death
Only our true nature is eternal
***To run a business you must set goals.
To attain Buddhahood you must perfect yourself.
***To be free, observe the precepts.
To be rich, practice generosity.
***Rivers flow to lakes and seas.
The moon shines everywhere.
Rain nurtures a forest.
Thunder awakens many deluded beings
One word can stir the hesitant.
One sentence can scatter all boubt.
The mind can encompass the universe.
On compassionate thought can save the world.
***Silence is not stupidity
Cleverness is not wisdom
Self-respect is not arrogance
Subservience is not loyalty.
***Ordinary things are cherished when scarce.
Ordinary people shine in the right vocation
A small gift at the right time has great worth.
A small lesson has great value when it contains a priceless truth.
Three connot grow high without roots.
A flower cannot rise without a stalk
The highest building begins at the ground
An emperor has no glory without subjects
***Misunderstanding leads to trouble.
Misbehavior leads to resentment.
Dishonesty leads to disapproval.
Confusion leads to disputes.
***Safety is the only road home
Hard workis the only road to success
Virtue is the only road to triumph
Truth and compassion is the only road to liberation.
***The most beautiful thing in the world is a smile of gratitude.
The most wonderful thing in the world is the path to truth.
***Good or bad fruit comes from good or bad causes and conditions; you are you8r own gardener.
Good or bad karmic justice comes from good or ill will; you are the master of you will.
***Water is quiet if not stirred by wind.
Mind perseveres if not stirred by distractions.
***Doing evil leads to karmic retribution.
Karmic retribution pays your debt and leads to liberation.
***There is no merit in giving millions when you wish for a reward
A grain of rice given without attachment is the same as a thousand bushels.
***Combat is the battlefield of heroes.
Modesty is the battlefield of sages.
***A stone sits unmobable.
A satellite bends with gravity
History moves beyond the past
A great person walks humbly.
***Ignorance brings defilement and suffering.
When you do not cling, you have freedom and Dhamma joy.
***Equality is world harmony
Mutual respect is the core of humanistic thought.
Ecology is the law of the world
Nature means the perfection of life.
***Mathematics unites knowledge and logic.
Philosophy unites knowledge and reason
Science unites knowledge and analysis.
Buddhism unites knowledge and enlightenment.
***A child’s power lies in crying
A lady’s power lies in her charm
A monk’s power lies in tolerance
A king’s power lies in force and influence
An Arhat’s power lies in detachment
A Bodhisattva’s power lies in compassion
***Indulgence in pleasure is like a lamp burning; the oil grows less and less.
Accumulating merits is like adding oil; the lamp grows brighter and brighter.
***Compassion and wisdom are mental riches
Aspiration and vow are spiritual energy
Diligence and hard work are physical assets
Buddha nature is the everlasting treasure.
***Better a smile than a fragrant flower
Better a thought than clear water
Better a poem than a symphony
Better praise than poetry.
***The truly rich are content with what they have
The truly noble use their power to help others.
The truly bankrupt have no conscience.
The truly poor are rich in greed.
***The waves of the deep ocean are silent
The speech of a learned person is muted
Birds gather at the mountain’s summit
Mankind gathers round virtuous people.
***To enjoy success, do your duty
To enjoy leisure, surrender attachment.
***Wealth and glory please only contented people
Heaven and earth, sun and moon belong to whoever delights in them.
***The aim of government is freedom and democracy
The aim of society is cooperation and happiness.
The aim of diplomacy is mutual respect and peace
The aim of life is liberation and detachment.
***Loving words are like sweet music
A smile is like a budding flower
Kindness is like a clear stream in a muddy world
Truth is like a rain after drought.
***Truth comes from awakening the mind
Kindness comes from consideration
Good temperament comes from wisdom
Beauty comes from compassion.
***Death is the beginning of birth; birth is preparation for death
Birth is not truly birth; death is not truly death.
Birth arises from causes and conditions; death arise from destruction of causes and conditions.
Birth and death have no existence.
