Buddha Quotes

– “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 a good talker.”
– “A jug fills drop by drop.”
– “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”
– “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.”
– “All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”

– “Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.”

– “An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”

– “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

– “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

– “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”

– “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”

– “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

– “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”

– “Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.”

– “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

– “Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

– “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

– “Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”

– “He is able who thinks he is able.”

– “He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”