60 Inspirational Quotes by the Buddha

“Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.”

– THe Buddha

“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.”

– the buddha

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

– the buddha

“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 buddha

“You only lose what you cling to.”

– the buddha

“Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.”

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“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.”

– the buddha

“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”

– the buddha

“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it”

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“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

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“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”

– the buddha

“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”

– the buddha

“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”

– the buddha

“Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.

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“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.”

– the buddha

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading”

– the buddha

“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”

– the buddha

“There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.”

– the buddha

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”

– the buddha

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

– The Buddha

“True love is born from understanding.”

– The buddha

“Nothing is forever except change.”

– The buddha

“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”

– the BUDDHA

“The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.”

– THE BUDDHA

“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment”

– THE BUDDHA

“With our thoughts we make the world.”

– THE BUDDHA

“Attachment leads to suffering.”

– THE BUDDHA

“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”

– the buddha

“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”

– The Buddha

“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”

– the buddha

“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”

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“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all”

– the buddha

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

– the buddha

“The greatest prayer is patience.”

– the buddha

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”

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

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“If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.”

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“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky

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“The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.”

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“Kindness should become the natural way of life, not the exception.”

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“Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.”

– the buddha

“Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.”

– the buddha

“A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”

– the buddha

“What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.”

– the buddha

“He is able who thinks he is able.”

– the buddha

“People with opinions just go around bothering one another.”

– the buddha

“Life is a river always flowing. Do not hold onto things. Work hard.”

– THE BUDDHA

“There are no chains like hate…dwelling on your brother’s faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.”

– THE BUDDHA

“Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.”

– THE BUDDHA

“There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.”

– THE BUDDHA

“More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.”

– THE BUDDHA

“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.”

– THE BUDDHA

“It is better to travel, than to arrive”

– THE BUDDHA

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

– THE BUDDHA

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

– THE BUDDHA

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become”

– THE BUDDHA

“From a withered tree, a flower blooms”

– THE BUDDHA

“When you like a flower, you just pluck it.
But when you love a flower, you water it daily.”

– THE BUDDHA

“The ignorant man is an ox. He grows in size, not in wisdom.”

– THE BUDDHA

“A jug fills drop by drop.”

– THE BUDDHA