Buddha Quotes

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

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...

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beau...

Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.

Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhah...

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.

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...

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.

Without health life is not life it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.

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

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

I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, a...

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

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past not to worry about the future nor to anticipate troubles but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.