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Gautama Buddha Quotes & Sayings

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I am, I am not, I will be, I will not be are vein thoughts which is a sickness and once all are eliminated no desire arises. — Gautama Buddha

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind. — Gautama Buddha

Neither my life of luxury in the palace -nor- my life as ascetic in the forest were ways to enlightenment. — Gautama Buddha

Greater still is the truth of our connectedness. — Gautama Buddha

When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself. — Gautama Buddha

What you think you become. — Gautama Buddha

The good shine from afar Like the snowy Himalayas. The bad don't appear Even when near, Like arrows shot into the night. — Gautama Buddha

If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. — Gautama Buddha

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law. — Gautama Buddha

The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it. — Gautama Buddha

If you do not follow the right path, you will be lost. — Gautama Buddha

You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don't give up. — Gautama Buddha

Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire. — Gautama Buddha

Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind. — Gautama Buddha

When you come upon a path
that brings benefit
and happiness to all,
follow this course
as the moon
journeys through the stars. — Gautama Buddha

Hate is only conquered by love. — Gautama Buddha

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life. — Gautama Buddha

To be concerned with the issue; soul versus non-soul, is to be in bondage to craving for becoming and non-becoming. — Gautama Buddha

Maintain a state of balance between physical acts and inner serenity,like a lute whose strings are finely tuned. — Gautama Buddha

A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool. — Gautama Buddha

Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy. — Gautama Buddha

Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth. — Gautama Buddha

Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind. — Gautama Buddha

If one is the master of oneself, one is the resort one can depend on; therefore, one should control oneself of all. — Gautama Buddha

Come and see ... place no head above your own — Gautama Buddha

O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing. — Gautama Buddha

Yet the Teaching is simple. Do what is right. Be pure. At the end of the way is freedom. — Gautama Buddha

The moment you see how important it is to love yourself, you will stop making others suffer. — Gautama Buddha

Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family. — Gautama Buddha

Seeing the similarity to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used. — Gautama Buddha

I am not the I that you see. Most of these quotes do not belong to me. — Gautama Buddha

There isn't enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle. — Gautama Buddha

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger. — Gautama Buddha

Of what I know, I have told you only a little. Why have I not told you the rest? Because it would not lead you to Nirvana. — Gautama Buddha

A person creates what they defend against. — Gautama Buddha

You must take action yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way. — Gautama Buddha

Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you. — Gautama Buddha

To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck. — Gautama Buddha

If desires are not uprooted, sorrows grow again in you. — Gautama Buddha

Right perspective is no perspective or all perspectives. — Gautama Buddha

Like a fine flower, beautiful to look at but without scent, fine words are fruitless in a man who does not act in accordance with them. — Gautama Buddha

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do. — Gautama Buddha

To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome. — Gautama Buddha

Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana. — Gautama Buddha

Everything changes, nothing remains without change. — Gautama Buddha

The greatest prayer is patience. — Gautama Buddha

By your own folly you will be brought as low as your worst enemy wishes. — Gautama Buddha

By your own efforts waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully. — Gautama Buddha

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment — Gautama Buddha

Your greatest weapon is your enemy's mind — Gautama Buddha

When we free ourselves of desire, we will know serenity and freedom. — Gautama Buddha

Crying with the wise is better than laughing with the fool. — Gautama Buddha

If a string has one end, it has another. — Gautama Buddha

Your enemy can be your greatest teacher. — Gautama Buddha

In our interactions with others, gentleness, kindness, respectare the source of harmony — Gautama Buddha

A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors. — Gautama Buddha

To understand everything is to forgive everything. — Gautama Buddha

Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence. — Gautama Buddha

Hatred does not cease in this world by hating, but by not hating; this is an eternal truth. — Gautama Buddha

Do not speak - unless it improves on silence. — Gautama Buddha

Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side. — Gautama Buddha

Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think. — Gautama Buddha

A truly wise man does not play leapfrog with a unicorn. — Gautama Buddha

If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear. — Gautama Buddha

The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money. — Gautama Buddha

Success isn't the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success. — Gautama Buddha

Karma grows from our hearts. Karma terminates from our hearts. — Gautama Buddha

Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die. — Gautama Buddha

Just as one can make a lot of garlands from a heap of flowers, so man, subject to birth and death as he is, should make himself a lot of good karma. — Gautama Buddha

Wherever a person goes, his deeds, like a shadow, will follow. — Gautama Buddha

Do not look at the faults of what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done or not done. — Gautama Buddha

You yourself must earnestly practise, the enlightened ones only proclaim the path — Gautama Buddha

All beings wish for happiness, so extend your compassion to all. — Gautama Buddha

Be your own lamps. Be your own shelters. Hang on to the truth as a lamp. Hang on to the truth as a refuge. — Gautama Buddha

Harm no other beings. They are just your brothers and sisters. — Gautama Buddha

Those who walk in the Way should avoid sensualism as those who carry hay would avoid coming near the fire. — Gautama Buddha

In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? — Gautama Buddha

The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man. — Gautama Buddha

Thought-habits can harden into character. So watch your thoughts. — Gautama Buddha

To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana. — Gautama Buddha

Life is uncertain; death is certain. — Gautama Buddha

All life is temporary
Why worry about anything that's only temporary — Gautama Buddha

The darkest night is ignorance. — Gautama Buddha

Give thanks for what had been given to you,
However little. Be pure, never falter. — Gautama Buddha

Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear. — Gautama Buddha

As you travel though life, offer good wishes to each being you meet. — Gautama Buddha

The seeker is that which is being sought. — Gautama Buddha

Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change. — Gautama Buddha

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. — Gautama Buddha

You can not travel the path until you have become the path itself — Gautama Buddha

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action. — Gautama Buddha

In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation. — Gautama Buddha

Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost. — Gautama Buddha

From a withered tree, a flower blooms — Gautama Buddha

Health, contentment, and trust are your greatest possessions. And freedom your greatest joy. — Gautama Buddha

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. — Gautama Buddha

If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings. — Gautama Buddha

If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company. — Gautama Buddha

Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly; nothing in this world can be long enjoyed. — Gautama Buddha

Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward — Gautama Buddha