Top 500 Buddha Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The trouble is, you think you have time.”

— Buddha

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2. “Mind is everything. What we think, we become.”

— Buddha

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3. “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

— Buddha

4. “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”

— Buddha

5. “Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.”

— Buddha

6. “Attachment leads to suffering.”

— Buddha

7. “The greatest prayer is patience.”

— Buddha

8. “The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment.”

— Buddha

9. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

— Buddha

10. “Doubt everything. Find your own light.”

— Buddha

11. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”

— Buddha

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12. “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

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14. “True love is born from understanding.”

— Buddha

15. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

— Buddha

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16. “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.”

— Buddha

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17. “Remember that the only constant in life is change.”

— Buddha

18. “Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”

— Buddha

19. “Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.”

— Buddha

20. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”

— Buddha

21. “Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.”

— Buddha

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22. “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”

— Buddha

Featured in: Meditation Quotes, Yoga Quotes

23. “A man asked Lord Buddha “I want happiness.” Lord Buddha said – first remove “I” that’s ego. Then remove “Want” that’s desire. See now you are left with only “Happiness”.”

— Buddha

Featured in: Buddhist Quotes, Ego Quotes

24. “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.”

— Buddha

25. “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.”

— Buddha

26. “The root of suffering is attachment.”

— Buddha

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27. “You can only lose what you cling to.”

— Buddha

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28. “When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.”

— Buddha

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29. “Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

31. “Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.”

— Buddha

32. “Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”

— Buddha

33. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”

— Buddha

34. “As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”

— Buddha

35. “Make of yourself a light.”

— Buddha

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36. “All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

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38. “If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”

— Buddha

39. “The fool who thinks he is wise is just a fool. The fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

Featured in: Positive Life Quotes, Positivity Quotes, Short Positive Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

41. “Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.”

— Buddha

42. “Let yourself be open and life will be easier.”

— Buddha

43. “A jug fills drop by drop.”

— Buddha

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44. “Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”

— Buddha

Featured in: Happiness Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

45. “However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on them?”

— Buddha

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46. “Craving and desire are the cause of all unhappiness. Everything sooner or later must change, so do not become attached to anything. Instead devote...”

— Buddha

47. “Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.”

— Buddha

48. “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.”

— Buddha

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49. “In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”

— Buddha

50. “You throw thorns, falling in my silence they become flowers.”

— Buddha