Quotes By Buddha

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

Now, I tell you, these... things are not to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes. If they were to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes, who here would lack them? It's not fitting for the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice leading to long life. In so doing, he will attain long life.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.

It is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way.

Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.

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.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.