Buddha Quotes

Quotes by the great Teacher;

• Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals


• 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.


• A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.


• 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 him.


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


• Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.


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


• 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.


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


• The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood


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


• We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.


• In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.


• It is better to travel well than to arrive.