Buddha Quotes And Sayings

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“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. ”
– Buddha

“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways.”
– Buddha

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.”
– Buddha

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
– Buddha

“It is nature‘s law that rivers wind, trees grow wood, and, given the opportunity, women work iniquity.”
– Buddha

“Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.”
– Buddha

“Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant is rooted out, suffering springs up again and again.”
– Buddha

“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.”
– Buddha

“Knowing that the other person is angry, one who remains mindful and calm acts for his own best interest and for the other’s interest, too.”
– Buddha

“Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.”
– Buddha

“Learn this from the waters: in mountain clefts and chasms, loud gush the streamlets, but great rivers flow silently.”
– Buddha

“Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.”
– Buddha

“Let a man overcome anger by love.”
– Buddha

“Life is suffering.”
– Buddha

“Life is swept along, next-to-nothing its span. For one swept to old age no shelters exist. Perceiving this danger in death, one should drop the world’s bait and look for peace.”
– Buddha

“Like a fish which is thrown on dry land, taken from his home in the waters, the mind strives and struggles to get free from the power of Death.”
– Buddha

“Look not to the faults of others, nor to their omissions and commissions. But rather look to your own acts, to what you have done and left undone.”
– Buddha

“Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.”
– Buddha

“Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.”
– Buddha

“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”
– Buddha

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”
– Buddha

“Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.”
– Buddha

“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ”
– Buddha

“Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.”
– Buddha

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

“On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.”
– Buddha

“On life’s journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.”
– Buddha

“One is not low because of birth nor does birth make one holy. Deeds alone make one low, deeds alone make one holy.”
– Buddha

“One should do what one teaches others to do; if one would train others, one should be well controlled oneself. Difficult, indeed, is self-control.”
– Buddha

“One truly is the protector of oneself; who else could the protector be? With oneself fully controlled, one gains a mastery that is hard to gain.”
– Buddha

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