Buddha Quotes
Leader 563 BC - 483 BC
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.”
“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.”
“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
“Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”
“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.”
“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
“Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.”
“Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out”
“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.”
“Embrace nothing:
If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.
If you meet your father, kill your father.
Only live your life as it is,
Not bound to anything
“Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the oceans depth are calm.”
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
“One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.”
“Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out.”
“Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe”.
“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
“If you are facing in the right direction, all you need to do is keep on walking.”
“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
“The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm.”
“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
“It is in a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that leads him to evil ways.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
“Success isn't the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.”
“Your worst enemy cannot hurt you as much as your own thoughts, when you haven’t mastered them.”
“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”
