“The Dew is on the lotus!—Rise, Great Sun! And lift my leaf and mix… — The Light of Asia (Arnold)

If a man foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my ungrudging love; the more evil comes from him, the more good shall go from me.

— The Gospel of Buddha (Carus)Buddhist

Therefore, O Ānanda, be ye lamps unto yourselves. Rely on yourselves, and do not rely on external help.

— The Gospel of Buddha (Carus)Buddhist

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

— Dhammapada 2 (Müller)Buddhist

The Dew is on the lotus!—Rise, Great Sun! And lift my leaf and mix me with the wave. — The Light of Asia (Arnold)

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