“Make an island of yourself,
make yourself your refuge;
there is no other refuge.
Make truth your island,
make truth your refuge;
there is no other refuge.”

Gautama Buddha, Digha Nikaya, 16
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philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism -563–-483 BC

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