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Tree Quotes by Gautama Buddha
- 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…
- The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food,…
- 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…
- We are the same as plants, as trees, as other people, as the rain that falls. We consist of that which is around us, we…
- Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.
- 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,…
- Watering the flowers and the trees, whispering to them, talking to them. Then, they will grow to be more bright and luxuriant.
- Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant…
- From a withered tree, a flower blooms
- 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…
- A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who…
- Who ever lives looking for pleasure only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his enjoyments, idle and weak, the tempter will certainly overcome him, as the…
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