Buddha Quotes

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  1. “Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.” – Buddha
  2. “Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” – Buddha
  3. “To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.” – Buddha
  4. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” – Buddha
  5. “Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.” – Buddha
  6. “Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.” – Buddha
  7. “Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” – Buddha
  8. “Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” – Buddha
  9. “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” – Buddha
  10. “You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.” – Buddha
  11. “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.” – Buddha
  12. “I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.” – Buddha
  13. “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.” – Buddha
  14. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha
  15. “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.” – Buddha
  16. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha
  17. “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.” – Buddha
  18. “I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world – a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.” – Buddha
  19. “A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.” – Buddha
  20. “Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.” – Buddha
  21. “The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.” – Buddha
  22. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” – Buddha
  23. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” – Buddha
  24. “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?” – Buddha
  25. “Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.” – Buddha
  26. “He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.” – Buddha
  27. “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” – Buddha
  28. “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” – Buddha
  29. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – Buddha
  30. “He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.” – Buddha
  31. “Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death.” – Buddha
  32. “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.” – Buddha
  33. “To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” – Buddha
  34. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha
  35. “The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.” – Buddha
  36. “However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?” – Buddha
  37. “In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.” – Buddha
  38. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” – Buddha
  39. “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.” – Buddha
  40. “A jug fills drop by drop.” – Buddha
  41. “I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.” – Buddha
  42. “What we think, we become.” – Buddha
  43. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” – Buddha
  44. “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.” – Buddha
  45. “With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.” – Buddha
  46. “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.” – Buddha
  47. “Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.” – Buddha
  48. “It is better to travel well than to arrive.” – Buddha
  49. “The foolish man conceives the idea of ‘self.’ The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of ‘self;’ thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.” – Buddha
  50. “To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.” – Buddha
  51. “The mind is everything. What you think you become.” – Buddha
  52. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” – Buddha
  53. “It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.” – Buddha
  54. “The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.” – Buddha
  55. “All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?” – Buddha
  56. “He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.” – Buddha
  57. “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.” – Buddha
  58. “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.” – Buddha

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