Some of Buddha's Quotes
- All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man
speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts
with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves
him.
- All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of
causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in
relation to everything else.
- An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild
beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your
mind.
- Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no
matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own
common sense.
- Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings
peace.
- Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with
diligence.
- Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.
- Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who
envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
- Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
- Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the
eternal rule.
- He is able who thinks he is able.
- He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all
beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an
impartial eye.
- He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no
woes.
- Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth,
faithfulness the best relationship.
- However many holy words you read,However many you speak,What
good will they do youIf you do not act on upon them?
- I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act;
but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
- I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be
done.
- In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already
ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
- In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people
create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true.
- It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to
evil ways.
- It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by
demons, heaven or hell.
- It is better to travel well than to arrive.
- Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live
without a spiritual life.
- Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue
appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To
walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and
the guidance of virtue.
- On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a
shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by
night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
- Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
- Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech,
and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
- The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
- The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one
knows.
- The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for
the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely
and earnestly.
- The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
- The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as
grain is sifted through a sieve.
- The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the
world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things
have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.
- There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this
world: first, to cease growing old when he is growing old; second, to cease being
sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny dissolution when there is
dissolution; fifth, to deny non-being.
- There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to
truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
- There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt
separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up
pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that
kills.
- Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
- Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and
the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by
being shared.
- Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the
truth.
- To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way
of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
- To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's
own in the midst of abundance.
- Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the
idea of Unity are already two.
- Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the
good.
- We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are
shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them
like a shadow that never leaves them.
- We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world.
- What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the
midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris?
What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this
flood?
- What we think, we become.
- Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people
will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
- When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels
tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these
feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
- Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour
and suffering - an image of death.
- Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
- You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is
more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that
person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the
entire universe deserve your love and affection.
- Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart
give yourself to it.