Quotes by Buddha

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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

Every morning we are born again. What we do today matters most.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in battle.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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.

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

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

Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.

Quotes by Buddha part 2

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

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.

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

With our thoughts, we make the world.

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

The greatest prayer is patience.

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

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

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

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

In the end, these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?

The trouble is, you think you have time.

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

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

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

Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make peace with that and all will be well.

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

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

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

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

You only lose what you cling to.

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so let us all be thankful.

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

The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character.

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.

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

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

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

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so let us all be thankful.