Gautama Buddha Quotes
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To have everything is to possess nothing.
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The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.
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It is better to do nothing Than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.
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The trouble is you think you have time.
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Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.
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There are having flowers in Spring, breezes in Summer, moon in Autumn, snows in Winter. If there is nothing worrying over you, it will be the best seasons at all times.
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Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
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If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
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To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.
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Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them with gifts, because it is in ourselves that we must look for liberation.
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Just as a line drawn on water with a stick will quickly vanish and will not last long; even so, brahmins, is human life like a line drawn on water. It is short, limited, and brief; it is full of suffering. One should do good and live a pure life; for none who is born can escape death.
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There is no fire like passion: there is no evil and hatred.
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Speak the truth. Give whatever you can. Never be angry. These three steps will lead you Into the presence of the gods.
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Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.
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The gift of Truthovercomes all gifts.The joy of Truthovercomes all pleasures.The taste of Truthovercomes all sweetness.
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Those who consider the inessential to be essential And see the essential as inessential Don't reach the essential, Living in the field of wrong intention
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Read as few words as you like, and speak fewer, but act upon the law.
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Your suffering is my suffering and your happiness is my happiness.
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From the passions arise worry, and from worry arises fear. Away with the passions, and no fear, no worry.
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All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
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Once you know the nature of anger and joy is empty and you let them go, you free yourself from karma.
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When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.
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Any material form, or thought, or feeling, past or present, should be regarded as, 'This is not mine, this is not what I am, this is not my self.'