The Buddha

"When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself."

"Whoever doesn't flare up at someone who's angry wins a battle hard to win."

"Resolutely train yourself to attain peace."

"Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good."

"The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false."

"Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity."

"One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble."

"May all beings have happy minds."

"Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels."

"Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever's not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet."

"The root of suffering is attachment."

"The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world."

"Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame."

"Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal."

"He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote will check snake's venom that so quickly spreads, — such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin."

"Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves."

"They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed."

"If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is carried away by the current — how can he help others across? – The Buddha"

"'As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.' Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill."

"'All conditioned things are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering."

"Should someone do good, let them do it again and again. They should develop this habit, for the accumulation of goodness brings joy."

"Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit."

"Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas."

"Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone."

"Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing."

"There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires."

"Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course."

"Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure."

"Radiate boundless love towards the entire world…"

"It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse."

"Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing."

"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."

"One should train in deeds of merit—generosity, a balanced life, developing a loving mind—that yield long-lasting happiness."

"A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing."

"All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill."

"The thing that is disliked by me is also disliked by others. Since I dislike this thing, how can I inflict it on someone else?"

"As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the heard, or the sensed."

"Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, upon hearing which one attains peace."

"It's a good thing to be satisfied with what one has."

"To support mother and father, to cherish partner and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing."

"As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse."

"Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another."

"Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings."

"Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it."

"Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes."

"All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind."

"A noble one produces an abundance of merit by having a compassionate mind towards all living beings."

"Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth."

"Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!"

"A wise person should be urgently moved on occasions that make for urgency."

"Give, even if you only have a little."

"'As I am, so are they; as they are, so am I.' Comparing others with oneself, do not kill nor cause others to kill."

"I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me."

"A disciplined mind brings happiness."

"We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it."

"Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering."

"You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way."

"Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people."

"If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow."

"Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good."

"One should not hurt others if one loves oneself."

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace."

"Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good."

"One should not hurt others if one loves oneself."

"Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace."

"Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others"

"By oneself is evil done; by oneself is one defiled. By oneself is evil left undone; by oneself is one made pure."

"Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom."

"You should ignore that person’s impure behavior by way of speech and body, and focus on the fact that they get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time. That’s how to get rid of resentment for that person."

"I, too, do not envision a doctrine of self the clinging to which there would not arise sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair."

"Don’t sacrifice your own welfare for that of another, no matter how great. Realizing your own true welfare, be intent on just that."

"Heedfulness is the path to the Deathless. Heedlessness is the path to death. The heedful die not. The heedless are as if already dead."

"All phenomena are preceded by the mind, created by the mind, and have the mind as their master."

"Do I speak at the right time, or not? Do I speak of facts, or not? Do I speak gently or harshly? Do I speak profitable words or not? Do I speak with a kindly heart, or inwardly malicious?"

"Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace."

"Meditation brings wisdom, lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back and choose the path that leads to wisdom."

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."

"Conditions fall apart. Persist with diligence."

"What is past is left behind. The future is yet unreached. Whatever quality is present, clearly see it right there."

"I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals."

"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts."

"To have much learning and skill, to be well-trained in discipline, and good in speech — this is the highest blessing."

"A single lamp may light hundreds of thousands of lamps without itself being diminished."