Quotes by Buddha

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” Buddha.

“Rule your mind or it will rule you.” Buddha.

“With our thoughts, we make the world.” Buddha.

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” Buddha.

“True love is born from understanding.” Buddha.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. The mind is everything. What you think you become.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him.

If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha.

“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” – Buddha.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. Buddha.

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Buddha.

“Peace comes from within you. Don’t look for it around you.” – Buddha.

Don’t believe in something just because you heard it. Don’t buy into it just because everyone else is talking about it.

Don’t trust something just because it’s written in religious books.

Don’t take it as truth just because your teachers or mentors say so.

Don’t follow traditions just because they’ve been passed down through generations.

But, after careful thought and observation, if you find that something makes sense and brings good to everyone, accept it and live by it. – Buddha.