Buddhist Quotes

822 quotes by 226 authors

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone. — Gautama Buddha
Resolutely train yourself to attain peace — Gautama Buddha
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good. — Gautama Buddha
Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth. — Gautama Buddha
Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels. — Gautama Buddha
The root of suffering is attachment — Gautama Buddha
To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation - this is the greatest blessing. — Gautama Buddha
Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win. — Gautama Buddha
You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way. — Gautama Buddha
If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox. — Gautama Buddha
In four ways ... should one who flatters be understood as a foe in the guise of a friend: He approves of his friend's evil… — Gautama Buddha
The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know,… — Gautama Buddha
Neither in the sky nor in mid-ocean, nor by entering into mountain clefts, nowhere in the world is there a place where one may escape… — Gautama Buddha
Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant. — Gautama Buddha
Speak only the speech that neither torments self nor does harm to others. That speech is truly well spoken. — Gautama Buddha
There are these two kinds of gifts: a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Of the two, this is supreme: a… — Gautama Buddha
When a monk is an arahant, with his fermentations ended - one who has reached fulfillment, done the task, laid down the burden, attained the… — Gautama Buddha
When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of water from a… — Gautama Buddha
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? — Gautama Buddha
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. — Gautama Buddha

Who Wrote These Buddhist Quotes

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