Buddhist Quotes

822 Buddhist quotes by 218 unique authors

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are… — Gautama Buddha
Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law. — Gautama Buddha
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. — Gautama Buddha
To understand everything is to forgive everything. — Gautama Buddha
To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind.… — Gautama Buddha
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk… — Gautama Buddha
The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. — Gautama Buddha
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. — Gautama Buddha
All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. — Gautama Buddha
Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. — Gautama Buddha
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two. — Gautama Buddha
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. — Gautama Buddha
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. — Gautama Buddha
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. — Gautama Buddha
To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others. — Gautama Buddha
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. — Gautama Buddha
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is… — Gautama Buddha
The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood. — Gautama Buddha
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. — Gautama Buddha
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill. — Gautama Buddha
Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation. — Gautama Buddha
Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering. — Gautama Buddha
Radiate boundless love towards the entire world - above, below, and across - unhindered, without ill will, without enmity. — Gautama Buddha
If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current - how can he help others across? — Gautama Buddha
The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world. — Gautama Buddha

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