Pandita, Saskya

"Great affection is often the cause of violent animosity. The quarrels of men often arise from too great a familiarity."

"An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards."

"It may happen sometimes that a long debate becomes the cause of a longer friendship. Commonly, those who dispute with one another at last agree."

"The holy man, though he be distressed, does not eat food mixed with wickedness. The lion, though hungry, will not eat what is unclean."

"Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about."

"Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation."