Nagarjuna Quotes

"There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still."
- Nagarjuna
(Related: Pleasure)

"Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence and are nothing in themselves."
- Nagarjuna
(Related: Nature, Being, Dependence, Nothing)

"So, to praise others for their virtues can but encourage one's own efforts."
- Nagarjuna
(Related: Praise)

"Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain."
- Nagarjuna
(Related: Life, Anger, Enemy, Killing, May, Will)

"The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave. Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery."
- Nagarjuna
(Related: Cause, Misery, Parting, Wood)