Buddhist Quotes

822 quotes by 218 authors

A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains. — Gautama Buddha
Those... who find delight in freedom from attachment in the renunciation of clinging, free from the inflow of thoughts, they are like shining lights, having… — Gautama Buddha
When a man venerates those worthy of veneration, be they Buddhas or their disciples, who have transcended all obstacles and passed beyond sorrow and tears… — Gautama Buddha
Dispassion is the best of mental states. . . . — Gautama Buddha
Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms. — Gautama Buddha
The good renounce everything. The pure don't babble about sensual desires. Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change of temper. — Gautama Buddha
The wise say that it is not an iron, wooden or fiber fetter which is a strong one, but the besotted hankering after trinkets, children… — Gautama Buddha
Cut down the forest, not just a tree. Out of the forest of desire springs danger. By cutting down both the forest of desire and… — Gautama Buddha
Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison. — Gautama Buddha
Like a beautiful flower that is colorful but has no fragrance, even well spoken words bear no fruit in one who does not put them… — Gautama Buddha
But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one's sorrows just drop off, like a drop of water off… — Gautama Buddha
The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable. — Gautama Buddha
Don't blindly believe what I say. Don't believe me because others convince you of my words. Don't believe anything you see, read, or hear from… — Gautama Buddha
Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances. — Gautama Buddha
Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion. — Gautama Buddha
Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered… — Gautama Buddha
When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject… — Gautama Buddha
Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the nature of beginning… — Gautama Buddha
After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known. — Gautama Buddha
I knew that most people never see this reality because they attach to the material aspect of the world. Illusions of self and other fill… — Gautama Buddha

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