Inspiring Buddhist Sayings, Mostly From Buddha Himself

by allinspiration.com

Here is a collation of many inspirational and spiritually uplifting Buddhist sayings and quotes, most of them from Buddha himself.

“A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another, the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.”
– Buddha

“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.”
– Buddha

“A jug fills drop by drop.”
– Buddha

“A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.”
– Buddha

“A person is not learned nor wise because he talks much; the person who is patient, free from hatred and fear, that person is called learned and wise.”
– Buddha

“After much seeking for truth and knowledge the profoundness of reality came to me with a clarity never before known. I knew that most people never see this reality because they attach to the material aspect of the world. Illusions of self and other fill their vision. I also realized there are those with little dust limiting their vision.”
– Buddha

“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.”
– Buddha

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”
– Buddha

“All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
– Buddha

“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
– Buddha

“Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.”
– Buddha

“Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.”
– Buddha

“An evil deed, like fresh milk, does not go bad suddenly. Smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, the evil deed follows the fool.”
– Buddha

“An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
– 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

“Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”
– Buddha

“As a single drop of water fills a bucket so do small deeds of evil; as a single drop of water fills a bucket so do small deeds of good.”
– Buddha

“As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger and attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion, a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness.”
– Buddha

“As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, its colour or scent, a sage passes through a village in the same way, without a disturbance.”
– Buddha

“As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.”
– Buddha

“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings — that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.”
– Buddha

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
– Buddha

“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
– Buddha

“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
– Buddha

“Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.”
– Buddha

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
– Buddha

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

“Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion.”
– Buddha

“Do not have as friends harmful people, the wise person does not associate with the worst of people. Have as friends virtuous people, the wise person associates with the best of people.”
– Buddha

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

“Don’t blindly believe what I say. Don’t believe me because others convince you of my words. Don’t believe anything you see, read, or hear from others, whether of authority, religious teachers or texts. Don’t rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don’t infer or be deceived by appearances.”
– Buddha

“Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future; live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.”
– Buddha

“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.”
– Buddha

“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
– Buddha

“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
– Buddha

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