Buddha Quotes

Buddha Quotes

Gautama Buddha

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

“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.”
― Gautama Buddha

“There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
― Gautama Buddha

“True love is born from understanding.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.”
― Gautama Buddha

“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.”
― Gautama Buddha

“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
― Gautama Buddha

“The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Embrace nothing:

If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.

If you meet your father, kill your father.

Only live your life as it is,

Not bound to anything.”

― Gautama Buddha

“Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”
― Gautama Buddha

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.”
― Gautama Buddha

“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Manopubbangama dhamma

manosettha manomaya

manasa ce padutthena

bhasati va karoti va

tato nam dukkhamanveti

cakkamva vahato padam.”

― Gautama Buddha

“In life, we can’t always control the first arrow.

However, the second arrow is our reaction to the first.

This second arrow is optional.

~Buddha in the Sallatha Sutta”

― Gautama Buddha

“A person of wisdom should be truthful, without arrogance, without deceit, not slanderous, and not hateful.

The wise person should go beyond the evil of greed and miserliness.

To have your mindset on calmness, you must take power over sleepiness, drowsiness, and lethargy.

There is no place for laziness and no recourse to pride.

Do not be led into lying, do not be attached to forms.

You must see through all pride and fare along without violence.

Do not get excited by what is old, do not be contented with what is new.

Do not grieve for what is lost or be controlled by desire.”

― Gautama Buddha

“The Sage

A person of wisdom should be truthful, without arrogance, without deceit, not slanderous, and

not hateful. The wise person should go beyond the evil of greed and miserliness.

To have your mindset on calmness, you must take power over sleepiness, drowsiness, and

lethargy. There is no place for laziness and no recourse to pride.

Do not be led into lying, do not be attached to forms. You must see through all pride and fare

along without violence.

Do not get excited by what is old, do not be contented with what is new. Do not grieve for

what is lost or be controlled by desire.”

― Gautama Buddha

“A jug fill drop by drop.”
― Gautama Buddha

“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.”
― Gautama Buddha



Buddha Quotes on Change

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
― Gautama Buddha

“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Gautama Buddha

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
― Gautama Buddha

 “Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
― Gautama Buddha

 “She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.”
― Gautama Buddha


Buddha Quotes on Karma

Hate is never conquered by hate,
Hate is only conquered by love.
― Gautama Buddha


You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.
― Gautama Buddha


Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
― Gautama Buddha


“One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud.”
― Gautama Buddha



“If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.”
― Gautama Buddha


“To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Regardless of what we do, our karma has no hold on us.”
― Gautama Buddha


Buddha Quotes on Anger



“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.”
― Gautama Buddha


“The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.”
― Gautama Buddha


Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
― Gautama Buddha



“An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.”
― Gautama Buddha


“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.”
― Gautama Buddha



“Shame on him who strikes a holy man, and more shame to him who gives way to anger.”
― Gautama Buddha


Buddha Quotes on Peace



“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Live every act fully, as if it were your last.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
― Gautama Buddha



“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.”
― Gautama Buddha


Buddha Quotes on Love and Happiness

“One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond.”
― Gautama Buddha


“There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path.”
― Gautama Buddha

“A disciplined mind brings happiness.”
― Gautama Buddha


“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.”
― Gautama Buddha


“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”
― Gautama Buddha



“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
― Gautama Buddha


“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”
― Gautama Buddha