Quotes from Gautama Buddha

Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger... Let a man overcome anger by love.

The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.

If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it; happiness is the outcome of good.

If a man should conquer in battle a thousand and a thousand more, and another should conquer himself, his would be the greater victory, because the greatest of victories is the victory over oneself.

And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength.

A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.

An ignorant man ages like an ox. His flesh may increase, but not his understanding.

The man who wears the yellow-dyed robe but is not free from stains himself, without self-restraint and integrity, is unworthy of the robe.

The man that is dominated by Anger Doth not know what is seemly and seeth not the Law; That man whom Hate doth accompany, Becometh like unto murky darkness.

When I was a young man, near the beginning of my life, I looked around with true mindfulness and saw that all things are subject to decay.

There is pleasure And there is bliss. Forgo the first to possess the second. If you are happy At the expense of another man's happiness, You are forever bound.

Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield a thousand times, yet he, indeed, who would conquer himself is the noblest victor.

He that distributeth not That which he hath received-- His food, his drink, his sustenance-- Unto devotee, brahman, beggar, wayfarer-- Such a low man as he, they say, is like Unto a lack of rain.

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.

Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.

Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.

Like a mother who protects her child, her only child, with her own life, one should cultivate a heart of unlimited love and compassion towards all living beings.

Like the mother of the world, touch each being as your beloved child.

Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all beings as your beloved children.

The less you have, the less you have to worry about.

A fool learns nothing from a wise man; but a wise man learns from a fool.

Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.

The ocean, king of mountains and the mighty continents Are not heavy burdens to bear when compared To the burden of not repaying the world's kindness.