Quotes from Gautama Buddha

You, as much as anyone in the universe, deserve your love and respect.

Know what you do not know.

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

A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains.

Establish your mind as necessary for knowledge and remembrance. Establish a mind free of grasping to anything.

Persevere in thy quest and thou shalt find what thou seekest. Pursue thy aim unswervingly and thou shalt gain victory. Struggle earnestly and thou shalt triumph.

To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech -- this is the greatest blessing.

If you endeavor to embrace the Way through much learning, the Way will not be understood. If you observe the Way with simplicity of heart, great indeed is this Way.

To live a single day and hear a good teaching is better than to live a hundred years without knowing such teaching.

When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.

One moment can change a day, One day can change a life and One life can change the world

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

Suffering, if it does not diminish love, will transport us to the furthest shore.

Why are you so sure parallel lines exist? Believe nothing, merely because you have been told it, or because it is traditional, or because you have imagined it.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.

If we can look upon our work not for self-benefit,but as a means to benefit society,we will be practicing appreciation and patience in our daily lives.

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own self in all beings.

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

In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom.

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.

Look not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone.

Life is dear to all beings, they have the right to live the same that we do.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts