Buddha Quotation

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

All that we are is the result of what we have
thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil
thought,


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

All that we are is the result of what we have
thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil
thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts
with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a
shadow that never leaves him.
Buddha

All things appear and disappear because of the
concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing
ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation
to everything else.
Buddha

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

Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and
rivals.
Buddha

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

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.
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

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

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive
on with diligence.
Buddha

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

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

Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more
drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many
suicides as despair.
Buddha

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

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

He is able who thinks he is able.
Buddha

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own
Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self,
and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
Buddha

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

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

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.
Buddha

However many holy words you read,However many
you speak,What good will they do youIf you do not
act on upon them?
Buddha

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however
they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on
them unless they act.
Buddha

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

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

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

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

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.
Buddha

It is better to travel well than to arrive.
Buddha

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men
cannot live without a spiritual life.
Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so
virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom
appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk
safely through the maze of human life, one needs
the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Buddha

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.
Buddha

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. If
a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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 foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
Buddha

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not
to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future,
but to live the present moment wisely and
earnestly.
Buddha

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

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in
groups. A good principle was never found solitary
in any breast.
Buddha

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

The world, indeed, is like a dream and the
treasures of the world are an alluring mirage! Like
the apparent distances in a picture, things have no
reality in themselves, but they are like heat haze.
Buddha

There are five things which no one is able to
accomplish in this world: first, to cease growing
old when he is growing old; second, to cease
being sick; third, to cease dying; fourth, to deny
dissolution when there is dissolution; fifth, to deny
non-being.
Buddha

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

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

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.
Buddha

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

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.
Buddha

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to
one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first
discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can
control his mind he can find the way to
Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will
naturally come to him.
Buddha

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

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity
itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Buddha

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is
loved by the good.
Buddha

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those
whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give
joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like
a shadow that never leaves them.
Buddha

We are what we think. All that we are arises with
our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the
world.
Buddha

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a
woman in the midst of this world, where each
person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's
the proper salutation between people as they pass
each other in this flood?
Buddha

What we think, we become.
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

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when
one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to
good teachings; when one has these feelings and
appreciates them, one is free of fear.
Buddha

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of
langour and suffering - an image of death.
Buddha

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

You can search throughout the entire universe for
someone who is more deserving of your love and
affection than you are yourself, and that person is
not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much
as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love
and affection.
Buddha

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

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