Buddhist Quotes

822 quotes by 218 authors

When action comes out of nothing it creates no karma. — Gautama Buddha
Right is that which is not your invention. It is already there. If you go away from it you are wrong, if you come... — Gautama Buddha
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. — Gautama Buddha
In this world Hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, Ancient and inexhaustible. — Gautama Buddha
It's your road...and yours alone... Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. No matter what path you... — Gautama Buddha
Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind. — Gautama Buddha
Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth. — Gautama Buddha
Craving and desire are the cause of all unhappiness. Everything sooner or later must change, so do not become attached to anything. Instead devote... — Gautama Buddha
The man who foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my most ungrudging love; and the more evil comes from… — Gautama Buddha
Let him the intelligent man admonish, let him teach, let him forbid what is improper ! - he will be beloved of the good, by… — Gautama Buddha
If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great. — Gautama Buddha
If you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found, who shows what is to be avoided, and administers… — Gautama Buddha
Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like) ; fletchers bend the arrow ; carpenters bend a log of wood ; wise people fashion themselves. — Gautama Buddha
When a man is stimulated by his own thoughts, full of desire and dwelling on what is attractive, his craving increases even more. He is… — Gautama Buddha
There is no meditation without wisdom, and there is no wisdom without meditation. When a man has both meditation and wisdom, he is indeed close… — Gautama Buddha
The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the Truth beats all… — Gautama Buddha
Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he may indeed be… — Gautama Buddha
I, ever knowing the living beings Who tread the Path and those who do not In response to those who may be saved Preach to… — Gautama Buddha
Be it known that Men of dull faculties and slight wisdom, They who cling proudly to signs, Cannot believe in this Dharma. Now I, joyfully… — Gautama Buddha
The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, for one great cause alone appear in the world. The Buddhas, the World-Honored Ones, appear in the world because they… — Gautama Buddha

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