Come what may, then, I will never harm
My cheerful happiness of mind.
Depression never brings me what I want;
My virtue will be warped and marred by it.

The Way of the Bodhisattva
Shantideva

If there is a cure when trouble comes,
What need is there for being sad?
And if no cure is to be found,
What use is there in sorrow?

The Way of the Bodhisattva
Shantideva

The cause of happiness comes rarely,
And many are the seeds of sufferings!
Yet if I have no pain, I'll never long for freedom.
Therefore, O my mind, be firm!

The Way of the Bodhisattva
Shantideva

There is nothing that does not
Grow easier through habit.
Putting up with little troubles
Will prepare me to endure much sorrow.

The Way of the Bodhisattva
Shantideva