Gautama Buddha/Quotes

Gautama Buddha/Quotes

Gautama Buddha/Quotes

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
You only lose what you cling to.
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.
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.
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.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
It is better to travel well than to arrive.
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.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.