Gautama Buddha Quotes
So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.
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When people are taken out of their depths they lose their heads, no matter how charming a bluff they may put up.
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Bridget Jones has a lot to answer for.
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How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?
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I love being able to be political without any political affiliation.
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Before I can finish one song, another is knocking on my door in my head.
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What's sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose.
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Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare.Let all who prate of Beauty hold their peace,And lay them prone upon the earth and ceaseTo ponder on themselves, the while they stareAt nothing, intricately drawn nowhere.
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You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules
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The best thing women in tech can do is to invest in other women.
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If the human heart sometimes finds moments of pause as it ascends the slopes of affection, it rarely halts on the way down.
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Delay not till tomorrow to be wise; tomorrow's sun to thee may neve rise.
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Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all.
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And once you cross over into that world, no matter how strong you are, you have to pay the price.
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So in this case, Kalamas, don't go by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability, or by the thought, 'This contemplative is our teacher.' When you know for yourselves that, 'These qualities are unskillful; these qualities are blameworthy; these qualities are criticized by the wise; these qualities, when adopted & carried out, lead to harm & to suffering' - then you should abandon them.
