Inspirational Buddha Quotes

Siddhartha Gautama, the Founder of Buddhism was born about 583 BCE, in or near what is now Nepal (formerly Northern India). Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama , Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha

His father, King Suddhodana, was leader of a large clan called the Shakya.His mother, Queen Maya, died shortly after his birth.

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

What we think, we become.
- Buddha

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

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
- Buddha

A jug fills drop by drop.
- Buddha

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
- Buddha

It is better to travel well than to arrive.
- Buddha

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

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

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.
- Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty … otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
- Buddha

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

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

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

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

The tongue like a sharp knife … Kills without drawing blood.
- Buddha

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
- Buddha

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

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

He is able who thinks he is able.
- Buddha

The mind is everything. What you think you become.
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
- Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
- Buddha

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
- Buddha

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
- Buddha

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