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 single moment can change the day. A single day can change an entire life. A single life can change the entire world.”

“A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.”

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”

“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.”

“As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all.”

“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”

“Attachment leads to suffering.”

“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”

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

“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”

“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

“Every person is the cause of his or her own disease or health.”

“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”

“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”

“He is able who thinks he is able.”

“Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned.”

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”

“If someone offers you a gift, and you do not accept that gift, to whom does the gift belong?”

“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”

“If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”

“If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.”

“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins – not through strength, but through persistence.”

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

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”