Gautama Buddha Quotes

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Gautama Buddha was an Indian spiritual teacher. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."

-- Gautama Buddha

"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting."

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow..."

-- Gautama Buddha

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow..."

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- 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

"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

"If you find no companion to walk with, walk on alone, like an elephant roaming the forest."

-- Gautama Buddha

"If you find no companion to walk with, walk on alone, like an elephant roaming the forest."

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

"Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well."

-- Gautama Buddha

"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."

-- Gautama Buddha

"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."

-- 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

"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

"Conquer yourself rather than the world."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Conquer yourself rather than the world."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good."

-- Gautama Buddha

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast..."

-- Gautama Buddha

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast..."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little..."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little..."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame."

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

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

-- Gautama Buddha

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."

-- Gautama Buddha

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."

-- 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

"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

"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it."

-- Gautama Buddha

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."

-- Gautama Buddha

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak."

-- Gautama Buddha

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."

-- Gautama Buddha

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."

-- Gautama Buddha

"The secret of health for both mind and body is... to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."

-- Gautama Buddha

"The secret of health for both mind and body is... to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."

-- Gautama Buddha

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Gautama Buddha was an Indian spiritual teacher. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

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One of Gautama Buddha's most widely shared quotes is: "A jug fills drop by drop.".

What did Gautama Buddha say about wisdom? +

On wisdom, Gautama Buddha said: "However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act upon them?".

What did Gautama Buddha say about discipline? +

On discipline, Gautama Buddha said: "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.".

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Gautama Buddha's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Wisdom, Discipline, Integrity, Responsibility into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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