Gautama Buddha Quotes
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Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward.
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Suffering, if it does not diminish love, will transport us to the furthest shore.
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Sound health is the greatest of gifts; contentedness, the greatest of riches; trust, the greatest of qualities.
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My whole life, I never spoke a single-word.
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Mind is everything. What we think, we become.
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Love is beauty and beauty is truth, and that is why in the beauty of a flower we can see the truth of the universe.
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Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.
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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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Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
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Believe not because some old manuscripts are produced, believe not because it is your national belief, believe not because you have been made to believe from you childhood, but reason truth out, and after you have analyzed it, then if you find it will do good to one and all, believe it, live up to it and help others live up to it.
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The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.
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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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When you realize how perfect or at least better than it could be everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.
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Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.
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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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When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.
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Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances.
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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.'
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By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.
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Follow not after the vain, understand the ills of sense pleasures. One who is vigilant and meditative, obtains deep joy.
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As a bee without harming the flower, its colour or scent, flies away, collecting only the honey, even so should the sage wander in the village.
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They were responsible for spreading the Buddhist religion throughout India and East Asia.
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You can search the world over and you will find no one who is more deserving of your kindness and well wishing than you yourself.
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All have I overcome, all do I know. From all am I detached. All have I renounced. Wholly absorbed am I in ``the destruction of craving. Having comprehended all by myself, whom shall I call my teacher.