Buddha Quotes

Leader 563 BC - 483 BC

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Moon Truth Long Sun Things Cannot Hidden Three

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.

Inspirational Life Happiness Candle Being Candles Lighted Never Shared Shortened Single Thousands Will

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

Shadow Thoughts Mind Joy Become Follows Leaves Like Never Our Pure Pure Joy Shaped Think

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Life Future Past Moment Mind Concentrate Dream Dwell In The Past Present Present Moment

What we think, we become.

Inspirational Think Become

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Strength Walk Path May Must Ourselves Saves Us No-One

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

Never Only See Done Been Remains Has-Been

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Inspirational Best Health Gift Contentment Faithfulness Greatest Greatest Gift Relationship Wealth

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

World Thoughts Think Make Arises Our

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

Life Nothing Live Must Own Abundance Count Midst Pure Unselfish

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

Relationship People Who He Loves Woes No-One

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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.

Believe Men Fate Act Falls However Them Unless

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Peace Thoughts Free Who Find Resentful Surely Those

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Love You Yourself Universe Affection Anybody Deserve Entire Much Your

A jug fills drop by drop.

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.

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Good Health Good Health Mind Able Body Clear Duty Keep Otherwise Our Shall Strong

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

Man Mind Evil Enemy Own Foe Him His Ways

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

Ground Foot Feels

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Work Religion Your Others Depend Out Own Salvation Work Out

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

You Peace Mind Peace Of Mind Does Envies Envy He Nor Obtain Others Received Who

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

Life Best Failure True Real Be True Knows Only

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

Life Death Health Suffering Image Only State Without

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.

Life Death Wise People Diligent Foolish Idle Road Short Way Wise People

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

Good Communication People Words Care Chosen Hear Ill Influenced Should Them Utter Whatever Will

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

Wise Speech Through Thought Grain Sieve

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

Unity Binary Only Two Idea Itself Manifested

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.

Good More Loved Wicked Virtue Persecuted Than

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

Truth Anger Feel Controversy Begun Instant Ourselves Striving

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

Life Fire Religion Men Candle Burn Cannot Just Live Spiritual Spiritual Life Without

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Truth Way Road Mistakes Along Going Make Only Starting Two

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Peace Words Better One Word Brings Hollow Than Thousand Word

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

Mind Because Remain Transformed Arises Wrong-Doing

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Love Only Hatred Rule Cease Does Eternal

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Peace Without Seek Within

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Better Travel Well Than Arrive

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

Good Never Always Like Any Found Groups Muses Principle Seen Solitary Virtues

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Chaos Things Diligence Strive Compounded Inherent

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

You Mind Think Everything Become

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Death Fear Who Wisely Even Feared Lived

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

You Anger Will Your Punished

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Good You Religion Words Act Holy However Many Read Speak Them Will

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