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.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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Dharma Wisdom Buddhist Philosophy
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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Wisdom Buddhist Practice
As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind.
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Mind Training Buddhist Psychology
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.
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Buddhist Philosophy Four Noble Truths Dharma
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
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Compassion Wisdom
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
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Buddhist Practice Spiritual Path
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 Loving-Kindness Buddhist Practice
Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
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Karma Buddhist Practice
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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Mindfulness Buddhist Practice Wisdom
Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.
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Buddhist Practice Spiritual Path
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
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Mind Training Buddhist Psychology Wisdom
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
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Impermanence Loving-Kindness Wisdom
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
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Buddhist Practice Spiritual Path
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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Wisdom Buddhist Practice Mind Training
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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Wisdom Peace Loving-Kindness
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
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Spiritual Path Buddhist Practice
All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.
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Mind Training Buddhist Psychology Buddhist Philosophy
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
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Mind Training Buddhist Psychology Wisdom
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
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Mindfulness Buddhist Practice
Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is awakened.
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Enlightenment Buddhist Philosophy