Quotes By Buddha

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

Buddha

LifeFuturePresent MomentMind

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

Buddha

AngerHolding OnIntent

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship

Buddha

InspirationalBestHealthGift

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

InspirationalLifeHappiness

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

Buddha

TruthSunMoonHidden

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

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PeaceEnvyMindPeace Of Mind

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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PeaceWithinSeekWithout

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

Buddha

CommunicationGoodWordsPeople

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

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AngerPunishedYou

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

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EvilEnemyMindMan

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

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LifeDeathHealthSuffering

The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.

Buddha

WiseSpeechThought

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Buddha

DeathFearWisely

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

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ShadowJoyMindThoughts

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

Buddha

FootGroundFeels

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

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LoveHatredEternalRule

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

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HolyWordsGoodAct...+1

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

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HabitDoubtFriendshipRelations...+2

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

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SaveOurselvesPath

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the hoof of the beast that draws the wagon.... If a man speak or act with a good thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.

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