Quotes By Buddha

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

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

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.

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.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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.

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

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

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

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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