Buddha Quotes

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye. Buddha

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind. Buddha

He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha

What we think, we become. Buddha

Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine. Buddha

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Buddha

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

A jug fills drop by drop. Buddha

To support mother and father, to cherish wife and child and to have a simple livelihood; this is the good luck. Buddha

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

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property. Buddha

Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten. Buddha

We must be diligent today. To wait until tomorrow is too late. Death comes unexpectedly. How can we bargain with it? Buddha

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. Buddha

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

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. Buddha

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.

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

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.

The greatest prayer is patience.

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

Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.

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

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

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

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

The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like the apparent distances in a picture, things have no reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.

The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.

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

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.

Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide. Buddha

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

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

We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we are the same as everything.