Buddha Quotes

Buddha Shakyamuni (Siddhartha Gautama, c. 563-483 BCE), the founder of Buddhism, was born a prince in Lumbini, Nepal. After achieving enlightenment at age 35, he spent over 45 years teaching the path to liberation from suffering through the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.
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Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.
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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.
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Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
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The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
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Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.
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You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
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Not by hatred is hatred conquered, but by love alone. This is an eternal law.
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Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.
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One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.
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As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.
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There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
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Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.
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Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.
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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.
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The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
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