Buddha quotes

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

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

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.- Buddha

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

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.- Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.  The mind is everything. What we think we become - Buddha

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

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

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. - Buddha

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. - Buddha

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. - Buddha

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

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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

The mind is everything. What you think you become. - Buddha

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

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

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. - Buddha

To understand everything is to forgive everything - Buddha

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

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

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself- Buddha

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

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

A jug fills drop by drop.- Buddha

The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.- Buddha

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.- Buddha

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

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. - 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.- Buddha

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

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.- 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

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.- Buddha

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

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

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

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

What we think, we become.- Buddha

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others- Buddha

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

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