Buddha Quotes

An insincere and evil friend is more to be

feared than a wild beast.

Do not overvalue what you have received,

nor envy others.

Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than

it is loved by the good.

Should you find a wise critic,

follow them as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

With our thoughts,

we make the world.

Better it is to live one day

seeing the rise and fall of things

than to live a hundred years without ever seeing it.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things.

Strive on with diligence.

To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.

The tongue like a sharp knife…

kills without drawing blood.

A generous heart,

kind speech,

and a life of service and compassion are

the things which renew humanity.

Give,

even if you only have a little.

One is not called noble who harms living beings.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines,

but it is to the one who endures that

the final victory comes.

Silence the angry man with love.

Silence the ill natured man with kindness.

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly,

our whole life would change.

As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust,

do not burden your heart with judgments.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than

conquering others.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes;

he who loves no one has no woes.

Better than living a hundred years without virtue is

one day lived with virtue.

The fool who knows he is a fool is that much wiser.