1、Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without!
宁静来自内心，勿向外寻求！
2、Being neither jealous nor greedy, being without desires, and remaining the same under all circumstances, this is nobility.
不嫉妒、不贪婪、没有私欲，在任何情况下，内心都持有那份宁静，这就是高尚！
3、He who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquility becomes free from fear and free from sin.
当一个人品?到孤独与恬静的美味时，便不会产生恐惧的心理和犯罪的行为。
4、The cause of suffering is selfish desire, whether it is the desire for pleasure, desire for revenge, or simply desire for a long life.
痛苦的根源来自私欲，无论企求快乐、报复，或只企求长寿，都会导致痛苦。
5、Desire causes suffering because it can never be completely gratified.
欲望会导致痛苦，其主要原因乃是欲望永远无法完全满足。
6、To be attached to one thing （to a certain view） and to look down upon other thing （views） as inferior--this wise men call a fetter.
固执某一件事物（或某种见解），而轻视其他事物（或见解）是卑鄙的，智者称它为「束缚」。
7、Bonds do not exist for those to whom naught is dear or not dear.
没有贪爱和憎恨的人，就没有束缚。
8、There is no fire like lust, no grip like hate; there is no net like delusion, no river like craving.
贪心是最猛烈的火，憎恨是最坏的执着，迷惑和错误的见解是最难脱逃的网，爱欲是最难渡过的河流。
9、One should give up anger; one should abandon pride; one should overcome all fetters. I’ll never befall him who clings not to mind and body and is passionless.
一个人应该舍弃愤怒，拔除傲慢，超越所有的束缚。不执着心灵和物质的人，内心可以得到真正的安宁，而不受外在的影响。
10、All desires have in them little pleasant taste but rather much potential suffering.
所有的欲望，只有小小的甜味，而却隐藏着相当多的苦头。
11、The sensible man is not influenced by what other people think.
明智的人不为别人的想法所影响。
12、Do not be led by reports, or tradition, or hearsay.
不要被任何报导、传统、或流言所左右。
13、Do not believe what is passed from mouth; Do not believe rumors ; Do not believe the infallibility of texts.
不要轻信别人的道听涂说，不要相信谣言，不要以为书是绝对可靠的。
14、May all beings be happy and secure ; may their mind be contented!
愿所有的人都幸福安宁，内心满足！
15、Let one’s thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world--above, below and across--without any hatred, without any enmity.
让我们心中无限的爱能遍布整个世界，无论在宇宙的那一个角落，都没有丝毫的怨恨和敌意。
16、May I be strenuous, energetic and persevering !May I be patient! May I be able to bear and forbear the wrongs of others! May I ever keep a promise given!
愿我努力精进，勤奋不懈；愿我有耐心能容忍并宽恕别人的过错，愿我能信守自己立下的诺言。
17、May I be firm and resolute! May I be kind, compassionate, and friendly! May I be humble, calm, quiet, unruffled and serene! May I serve to be perfect! May I be perfect to serve!
愿我能坚决勇敢，有毅力和恒心。愿我能仁慈、友善、富有同情心。愿我能谦卑、宁静、沉着、安详。愿我能迈向完美的道路，而且能完善地服务别人。
18、He who sees other’s faults is ever irritable, the corruptions of such as one grows. He is far from the destruction of the corruptions.
寻找别人过失，而且容易发怒的人，苦恼越来越多。离开没有烦恼的境界也越来越远。
19、The wise man builds no hopes for the future, entertains no regrets for the past.
聪明的人不奢望未来，也不追悔过去。
20、Only things with which a man identifies himself are able to disturb his mind-only that which concern “ myself ”can give me grief.
执着自我的人，心智将会受到干扰。处处只考虑自我的人，将给自己带来忧愁。
21、The world is in continuous flux and is impermanent.
世界变迁不已，并非是常久不变的。
22、Change, impermanence is characteristic of life.
变化和无常是生命的特徵。
23、Let him be cordial in his ways and refined in conduct ; thereby full of joy he will make an end of ill.
待人热诚，举止文雅，只要每天充满着喜悦，苦恼就会消失得无影？。
24、He who wishes his own happiness by causing pain to others is not released from hatred, being himself entangled in the tangles of hatred.
为了追求快乐，而把快乐建筑在别人的痛苦上，便会受到怨恨的困扰，而无法摆脱怨恨。
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25、Look at every one equally, irrespective of rich or poor, noble or of low caste.
平等地对待每一个人，而不论其贫富或贵贱。
26、The attendant should make the patient happy and hopeful.
探视病人应使患者充满希望和快乐。
27、Those who adhere to the principles of wisdom, have right attitudes, and true to their words and discharge their duties with responsibility are loved by people.
人们爱戴忠於真理、态度良好、言而有信、对职位负责的人。
28、When a man speaks or acts with good intention. Then happiness follows him like his shadow that never leaves him.
当一个人的言谈和举止怀着良善动机，快乐便像影子般地跟随他。
29、From moment to moment, a wise man removes his own impurities, as a smith removes the dross of silver.
聪明的人时常清除内心的污垢，就如同工匠清理银矿中的杂质。
30、Make haste in doing good, restrain your mind from evil. Whosoever is slow in doing well, his mind delights in evil?
及时行善，以免你的心里再起坏念头。凡是不能及时行善的人，内心常会生起恶念。
