Buddha Quotes

Buddha Quotes given below are just few words or a couple of sentences, but they have a meaning that is deeper and far reaching. Just read them slowly to grasp the exact meaning.

“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.”
“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.”
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“To understand everything is to forgive everything”
“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.”
“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
“The tongue like a sharp knife; kills without drawing blood.”
“Do not dwell in the past; do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.”
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
“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.”
“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.”
“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.”
“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”

“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.”

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