Buddha Quotes

"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"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 safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."

"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 safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."

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

"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance."

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

"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 diligent."

"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 diligent."

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

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

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

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life."

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."

"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom."

"Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind."

"If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind."

"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."

"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again."

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."

"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."

"You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"He is able who thinks he is able."