Wise Buddhist Quotes

Let them not do the slightest thing that the wise would later reprove.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.

The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.

There is no fire like passion: there is no evil and hatred.

Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise man, following the way, Crosses over, beyond the reach of death. He leaves the dark way For the way of light.

With good will for the entire cosmos, cultivate a limitless heart: above, below, and all around, unobstructed, without hostility or hate.

A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit.

There is no fire like passion No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger, And no joy like the joy of freedom.

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. A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

Doubt everything. Find your own light.

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.

Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.

If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

What you think you become.

Watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought; what we think we become.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.

Mind is everything. What we think, we become.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

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

Concentrate the mind on the present moment.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

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

Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

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.

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.

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

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.