Siddhartha Quotes

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

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

The trouble is, you think you have time.

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

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 greatest wisdom is in simplicity.

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

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.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering.

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

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

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

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

Love is a gift of one’s inner most soul to another so both can be whole.

To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.

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

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

A jug fills drop by drop.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

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

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.

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

What we think, we become.

In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth and have begun striving for ourselves.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

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

Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.

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

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