Lord Buddha Quotes

Gautama Buddha who is also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni or only the Buddha or ‘The Enlightened One’ was a astute who founded Buddhism by the means of his teachings. He had spent his life teaching others how to retreat the never-ending succession of birth and death. With deeper meaning, here is a list of 50 best quotes by Gautama Buddha that will inspire or revolutionize your thoughts.

01. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”

02. “Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.”

03. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.”

04. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”

05. “Time and circumstances can change at any time, don’t hurt or evaluate anyone in Life.”

06. “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

07. “You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

08. “Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”

09. “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

10. “You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”

11. “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”

12. “Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.”

13. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

14. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.”

15. “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

16. “Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”

17. “Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”

18. “An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”

19. “The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.”

20. “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.”

21. “Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.”

22. “A jug fills drop by drop.”

23. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”

24. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

25. “When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky”

26. “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”

27. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

28. “To understand everything is to forgive everything”

29. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

30. “Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”

31. “To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others”

32. “Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”

33. “What we think, we become.”

34. “A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”

35. “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.”

36. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”

37. “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”

38. “All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”

39. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

40. “Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”

41. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

42. “To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”

43. “The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.”

44. “Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”

45. “Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”

46. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

47. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become”

48. “Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”

49. “Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

50. “In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”