Buddhist Quotes

822 Buddhist quotes by 218 unique authors

A virtuous man or woman who is determined to develop the Supreme Enlightened Mind, should thus develop it: I have to lead all living beings… — Gautama Buddha
From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving there's no grief- so how fear? — Gautama Buddha
To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family. — Gautama Buddha
Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal. — Gautama Buddha
You create what you defend against. — Gautama Buddha
May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and… — Gautama Buddha
The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed. — Gautama Buddha
This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of… — Gautama Buddha
To utter pleasant words without practicing them, is like a fine flower without fragrance. — Gautama Buddha
The poisonous serpent of afflictions is sleeping in your mind; just as if a black viper were asleep in your room. You must use the… — Gautama Buddha
Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus… — Gautama Buddha
Though through all his life a fool associates with a wise man, he yet understands not the Dharma, as the spoon, the flavor of soup. — Gautama Buddha
From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear. — Gautama Buddha
The hunger of passions is the greatest disease. — Gautama Buddha
There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering." When a wise… — Gautama Buddha
When one is overcome by this wretched, clinging desire in the world, one's sorrows increase like grass growing up after a lot of rain. — Gautama Buddha
Just as the bee takes the nectar and leaves without damaging the color or scent of the flowers, so should the sage act in a… — Gautama Buddha
I have the True Dharma Eye, the Marvelous Mind of Nirvana, the True Form of the Formless, and the Subtle Dharma Gate, independent of words… — Gautama Buddha
Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for… — Gautama Buddha
Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of… — Gautama Buddha
Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme. — Gautama Buddha
He whose longing has been aroused for the indescribable, whose mind has been quickened by it, and whose thought is not attached to sensuality is… — Gautama Buddha
One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . .… — Gautama Buddha
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed. — Gautama Buddha
Let go the past, let go the future, and let go the present (front, back, middle). Crossing to the farther shore of existence, with mind… — Gautama Buddha

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