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Sorrow Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.
- What I know is like the leaves on that tree; what I teach is only a small part. But I offer it to all with…
- Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
- There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the…
- A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated - this is the greatest blessing.
- And he who has considered all the contrasts on this earth, and is no more disturbed by anything whatever in the world, the Peaceful One,…
- Love yourself and be awake- Today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, Then teach others, And so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked…
- From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear, but he who is freed from craving has no sorrow and certainly no fear.
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will awaken, and become a guide to those in…
- Through effort you will cross any raging flood, through energy you will pass any sorrow.
- There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is…
- When faced with the vicissitudes of life, one's mind remains unshaken, sorrow-less, stainless, secure; this is the greatest welfare
- The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.'…
- Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow.
- If you sleep, Desire grows in you Like a vine in the forest. Like a monkey in the forest You jump from tree to tree,…
- Never have anything to do with likes and dislikes. The absence of what one likes is painful, as is the presence of what one dislikes.…
- If desires are not uprooted, sorrows grow again in you.
- Just as a tree, though cut down, can grow again and again if its roots are undamaged and strong, in the same way if the…
- Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn…
- Why since I am myself subject to birth, ageing, disease, death, sorrows and defilement, do I seek after what is also subject to these things?…
- What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering and sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair are suffering.
More Sorrow Quotes
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and… — Saint Augustine
- Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. — Honore de Balzac
- It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. — Amelia Barr
- There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it. — Amelia Barr
- Genius is sorrow's child. — John Adams
- I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as well. That… — Kathleen Battle
- Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown… — Joseph Addison
- I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair. — Joseph Addison
- In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of… — Dirk Benedict
- The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. — A. C. Benson
- Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our… — Ezra Taft Benson