Theragatha

Theragatha, often translated Verses of the Elder Monks, is a Buddhist text, a collection of short poems in Pali attributed to members of the early Buddhist sangha.

Quotes

• One who sees
  sees those who see and those who don't.
  One who doesn't see
  sees neither.
  • 1.61

• I do not fear death;
  nor do I long for life.
  I’ll lay down this body,
  aware and mindful.
  • 1.20

• Go, child, to any place
  where there’s plenty of food,
  where it’s safe and free of peril—
  may you not be overcome by sorrow!
  • 1.82