Buddha (born Siddhartha Gautama), one of history’s most important spiritual figures, was a philosopher and prolific speaker on the subjects of love, life, peace, happiness, and death. The meaning of the name Buddha—”one who is awakened” or “the enlightened one”—speaks volumes about the lessons he imparted to others. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that people appreciate reading and emulating Buddha quotes.
Budha Quotes On Love
1. “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.”
2. “True love is born from understanding.”
3. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
4. “A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
5. “Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.”
Buddha Quotes
6. “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.”
7. “A disciplined mind brings happiness.”
8. “The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live.”
9. “Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.”
10. “Attachment leads to suffering.”
Buddha Quote
11. “There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”
12. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
13. “The foolish man conceives the idea of ‘self.’ The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of ‘self’, thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.”
14. “Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
15. “One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.”
16. “Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you.”
17. “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
18. “Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.”
19. “Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
20. “A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
Quotes From Buddha
21. “What we think, we become.”
22. “Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”
23. “The Way is not in the sky; the way is in the heart.”
24. “To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.”
25. “There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.”
26. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
27. “Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
28. “Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.”
29. “All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.”
30. “Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.”
Buddha Quotes On Life
31. “Nothing is permanent.”
32. “All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
33. “Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.”
34. “Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.”
35. “I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”
36. “When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
37. “If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone.”
38. “Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.”
39. “You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”
40. “It is ridiculous to think that somebody else can make you happy or unhappy.”
Buddha Quotes On Karma
41. “For soon the body is discarded, then what does it feel? A useless log of wood, it lies on the ground, then what does it know? Your worst enemy cannot harm you, as much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, no one can help you as much, not even your father or your mother.”
42. “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
43. “Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.”
44. “Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those which a chick which has not broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.”
45. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
46. “Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
47. “Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.”
48. “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.”
49. “Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.”
50. “Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.”
Buddha Quotes On Happiness
51. “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.”
52. “In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?”
53. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
54. “The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment.”
55. “All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
56. “The tongue is like a sharp knife – kills without drawing blood.”
57. “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
58. “Learn this from water: loud splashes the brook but the ocean’s depth is always calm.”
59. “Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.”
60. “If you knew what I know about the power of giving you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”
Buddha Quotes Life
61. “Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.”
62. “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.”
63. “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
64. “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.”
65. “In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.”
66. “If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no companionship with the immature.”
67. “As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.”
68. “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”
69. “Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.”
70. “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
Buddha Quotes On Peace
71. “However, many holy words you read; however, many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
72. “It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.”
73. “Without health, life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering – an image of death.”
74. “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
75. “To keep the body in good health is a duty. Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
76. “An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
77. “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”
78. “Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.”
79. “To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.”
80. “Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out.”
Buddha Inspirational Quotes
81. “If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
82. “Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion.”
83. “Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”
84. “Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”
85. “People with opinions just go around bothering one another.”
86. “What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.”
87. “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
88. “Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.”
89. “If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind?”
90. “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.”
Inner Peace Buddha Quotes
91. “He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.”
92. “Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”
93. “As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise, you will miss most of your life.”
94. “Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
95. “Words do not express thoughts very well; everything immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.”
96. “To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.”
97. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
98. “To abstain from lying is essentially becoming wholesome.”
99. “Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
100. “You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”
101. “Love is a gift of one’s inner most soul to another, so both can be whole.”
102. “Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
103. “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
104. “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
105. “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way and not starting.”
106. “You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
107. “Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.”
108. “Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
109. “If a man’s thoughts are muddy, if he is reckless and full of deceit, then how can he wear the yellow robe? Whoever is master of his own nature – bright, clear and true, he may indeed wear the yellow robe.”
