Gautama Buddha Quotes

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

Gautama Buddha

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

  

  Gautama Buddha
  • Evil
  • Thoughts
  • Mud