Quotes By Buddha

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

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

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

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

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

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.

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

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.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

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

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

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.

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

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

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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

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.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

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

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?