Quotes from Buddha

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace

Thousands of candles can be hit by a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decrease by being short

Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly nothing in this world can be long enjoyed.

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 keep the body in good health is a duty. . . otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

What we think, we become

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

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

You will not be punished for your anger. You will be punished by your anger

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

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, nor to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.

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

There is no wealth like knowledge, and no poverty like ignorance.

You only lose what you cling to.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield.

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