Buddha (563-483? BC)

• Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
• Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
• We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
• When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
• Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
• There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
• Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
• Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
• In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
• You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.