Top 500 Buddha Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.”

— Buddha

102. “Our problems are not solved by physical force, by hatred, by war. Our problems are solved by loving kindness, by gentleness, by joy.”

— Buddha

103. “Happiness is a journey not a destination, work like you don’t need money, love like you never been hurt, and dance like no ones looking.”

— Buddha

104. “For those who are ready the door to the deathless state is open. If you have ears give up the conditions that bind you and enter in.”

— Buddha

105. “Thus all things are subject to death, sorrow and suffering. I became aware that I too was of the same nature, the nature of beginning and end. What if I searched for that which underlies all creation, that which is nirvana, the perfect freedom from unconditioned existence?”

— Buddha

106. “Treat others with respect. How you treat others will be how they treat you.”

— Buddha

107. “Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred – this is the law Eternal.”

— Buddha

108. “Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.”

— Buddha

109. “The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly undefeatable.”

— Buddha

110. “A disciplined mind brings happiness.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

112. “When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.”

— Buddha

113. “Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

115. “Life is uncertain; death is certain.”

— Buddha

116. “We are what we think.”

— Buddha

117. “With our thoughts we make the world.”

— Buddha

118. “Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.”

— Buddha

119. “If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your course will also become clear.”

— Buddha

120. “Nothing is forever except change.”

— Buddha

121. “Peace comes from within; do not try to seek it without.”

— Buddha

122. “Suffering is temporary, enlightenment is forever.”

— Buddha

123. “Our life is a creation of our mind.”

— Buddha

124. “Winter always turns into Spring.”

— Buddha

125. “If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”

— Buddha

126. “Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.”

— Buddha

127. “Your worst enemy is your best teacher.”

— Buddha

128. “Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.”

— Buddha

129. “Mindfulness of the body leads to nirvana.”

— Buddha

130. “Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.”

— Buddha

131. “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.”

— Buddha

132. “Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.”

— Buddha

133. “Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”

— Buddha

134. “Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.”

— Buddha

135. “Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.”

— Buddha

136. “Believe there is good in the world.”

— Buddha

137. “Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.”

— Buddha

138. “Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.”

— Buddha

139. “The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.”

— Buddha

140. “To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.”

— Buddha

141. “If you want to know the past, look at your present. If you want to know the future, look at your present.”

— Buddha

142. “Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.”

— Buddha

143. “At the end of the way is freedom. Until then, patience.”

— Buddha

144. “The cause of all pain and suffering is ignorance.”

— Buddha

145. “Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up because you will lose the ability to learn new things. Move forward with your life.”

— Buddha

146. “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

— Buddha

147. “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”

— Buddha

148. “The mind that perceives the limitation is the limitation.”

— Buddha

149. “To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”

— Buddha

150. “The world is a looking glass. It gives back to every man a true reflection of his own thoughts. Rule your mind or it will rule you.”

— Buddha