Quotes from Gautama Buddha

Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living.

Be a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold on to the truth within yourself as to the only truth.

We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis.

Cut out the love of self, like an autumn lotus with thy hand!

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal.

Hate never ends hate. Only love can.

Live in joy and love even among those who hate; live in joy and peace even among the troubled.

Hatreds never cease by hatreds in this world. By love alone they cease. This is an ancient Law.

Never in the world does hatred cease by hatred; hatred ceases by love.

One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods . . .

Better is to speak unpleasant truth than to tell lies.

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.

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

Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.

By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.

The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts.

By taking these three steps you will get closer to the Gods: First, Say the Truth. Second: Don't let you get Angry. Third: Give, even though you have so little to give.

Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be ye a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp; hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.

After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known.

There are three things that cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.

Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.

Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.

See the truth, and you will see me.