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26 Quotes Inspired by Buddha

 



There are many quotes out there attributed to Buddha, but not all of them are legitimate. Below are popular quotes, but there’s little evidence Buddha actually said or wrote them, even if they are inspired by or similar to his teachings.

1. “If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”

2. “It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind, but one conceals one’s own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his dice.”

3. “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance.”

4. “When you attain victory over yourself, not even the gods can turn it into defeat.”

5. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”

6. “What we think, we become.”

7. “Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth.”

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

9. “Health is the best gift, contentment the best wealth, trust the best kinsman, nirvana the greatest joy. Drink the nectar of the dharma in the depths of meditation, and become free from fear and sin.”

10.“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”

11. “Nothing remains without change.”

12. “One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.”

13. “Faith and prayer both are invisible, but they make impossible things possible.”

14. “Leave behind confused reactions and become patient as the earth; unmoved by anger, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.”

15. “The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.”

16. “With mindfulness, strive on.”

17. “Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”

18. “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”

19. “Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.”

20. “You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy.”

21. “Life is suffering.”

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

23. “Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have thought, said, or done. We alone are responsible for our lives.”

24. “Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.”

25. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth.”

26. “It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.”

 





























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