Buddha Quotes
25 quotes
Buddha
Founder of Buddhism, teacher of enlightenment and compassion
25 Quotes
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.
— Dhammapada, Verse 1
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it
— Dhammapada 166
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment
— Majjhima Nikaya
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts
— Dhammapada, Chapter 3: Mind
One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble
— Dhammapada, Verse 270
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without
— Sutta Nipata
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life
— Udana
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth
— Digha Nikaya
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
— Traditional Buddhist teaching (often attributed to the Buddha, though not in the Pali Canon)
He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self
— Dhammapada, Verse 354
Just as a fish out of water trembles and quivers, so does the mind shake when forsaking the realm of Mara
— Dhammapada, Verse 34
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
— Dhammapada, Verse 5
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them
— Dhammapada 19
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship
— Dhammapada, Verse 204
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways
— Dhammapada, Verse 42
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but accept what comes as it comes
— Sutta Nipata
A disciplined mind brings happiness
— Dhammapada, Chapter 2: On Vigilance
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path
— Dhammapada, Verse 165
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
— Numerous Buddhist texts and parables
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles
— Dhammapada, Verse 103
Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing, you go beyond sorrow
— Dhammapada, Verse 221
Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.
— Dhammapada, Verse 81
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone
— Dhammapada, Verse 61
There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires
— Dhammapada, Verse 39
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
— Dhammapada, Verse 100