Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha's quote

Gautama Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम बुद्ध; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. The word Buddha is a title for the first awakened being in an era. In most Buddhist traditions, Siddhartha Gautama is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one." Gautama Buddha may also be referred to as Śākyamuni (Sanskrit: शाक्यमुनि "Sage of the Śākyas"). The Buddha found a Middle Way that ameliorated the extreme asceticism found in the Sramana religions.

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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Our life is a creation of our mind.
Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.
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.
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise are not moved by praise or blame.
As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment
With our thoughts we make the world.
Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
NOTHING IS FOREVER EXCEPT CHANGE.
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine
If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?
Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.
As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all.
Pain is certain, suffering is optional.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.
Rage is a powerful energy that with diligent practice can be transformed into fierce compassion. However much we disagree with our enemies, our task is to identify with them. They too feel justified in their point of view.
Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.
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. The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.
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.
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.
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.
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
Doubt everything. Find your own light.
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.
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
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.
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
You only lose what you cling to.
Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.
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.
If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.
What we think, we become.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it
Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
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.
In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Conquer anger by love, evil by good; conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.
Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.
Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all
She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.
In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength.
You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha
Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.
The greatest prayer is patience.
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.
Purity or impurity depends on oneself, No one can purify another.
He is able who thinks he is able.
There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
If a traveller does not meet with one who is his better, or his equal, let him firmly keep to his solitary journey; there is no companionship with a fool.
Make of yourself a light.
There are no chains like hate...dwelling on your brother's faults multiplies your own. You are far from the end of your journey.
Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.