Buddha Quotes

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• He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The…
• I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the…
• Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance…
• A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture,…
• Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But…
• With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.
• We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
• 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…
• The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
• Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
• In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
• 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…
• There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
• 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…
• Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
• Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
• Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
• What we think, we become.
• It is better to travel well than to arrive.
• You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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