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I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sun shine and the winds blow; indeed all things rest upon truth.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

All truth is simple… is that not doubly a lie?