Shakyamuni taught that the shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult.

Shakyamuni taught that the shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult. To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage. -Nichiren.

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda 10/10

The joy of Buddhahood, however, is profound, indestructible and everlasting

The glory we enjoy in a dream vanishes without a trace when we awaken. When an illusion disappears, nothing is left of its joy except a sense of emptiness, like that which one feels when finally sobering from a state of drunkenness. The joy of Buddhahood, however, is profound, indestructible and everlasting. 13/7