a dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good bark... - Gautama Buddha

"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."

"Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth."

"Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another."

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."