Top 500 Buddha Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “A man may conquer a million men in battle but one who conquers himself is, indeed, the greatest of conquerors.”

— Buddha

202. “You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.”

— Buddha

203. “They who imagine truth in untruth and see untruth in truth will never arrive at the truth.”

— Buddha

204. “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.”

— Buddha

205. “After enlightenment, the laundry.”

— Buddha

206. “No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.”

— Buddha

207. “Radiate boundless love towards the entire world – above, below, and across – unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.”

— Buddha

208. “The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart.”

— Buddha

209. “Mind precedes all phenomena, mind matters most, everything is mind-made. If with an impure mind, you speak or act, then suffering follows you as the cartwheel follows the foot of the draft animal. If with a pure mind, you speak or act, then happiness follows you as a shadow that never departs.”

— Buddha

210. “Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.”

— Buddha

211. “Teach you? I cannot teach you. Go; experience for yourself.”

— Buddha

212. “This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at the movements of a dance. A lifetime is like a flash of lightning in the sky, Rushing by, like a torrent down a steep mountain.”

— Buddha

213. “Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.”

— Buddha

214. “Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.”

— Buddha

215. “To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana.”

— Buddha

216. “Forgive and be free. Forget that you have forgiven and be freer.”

— Buddha

217. “Your suffering is my suffering and your happiness is my happiness.”

— Buddha

218. “Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.”

— Buddha

219. “You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.”

— Buddha

220. “Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.”

— Buddha

221. “Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.”

— Buddha

222. “It is our minds that create this world.”

— Buddha

223. “Life is so very difficult. How can we be anything but kind.”

— Buddha

224. “Let go of anger. Let go of pride. When you are bound by nothing You go beyond sorrow.”

— Buddha

225. “Make an island of yourself, make yourself your refuge; there is no other refuge. Make truth your island, make truth your refuge; there is no other refuge.”

— Buddha

226. “No matter what path you choose, really walk it.”

— Buddha

227. “You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.”

— Buddha

228. “The mind contains all possibilities.”

— Buddha

229. “Love is a gift of one’s inner most soul to another so both can be whole.”

— Buddha

230. “If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”

— Buddha

231. “Right perspective is no perspective or all perspectives.”

— Buddha

232. “Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.”

— Buddha

233. “The darkest night is ignorance.”

— Buddha

234. “Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion.”

— Buddha

235. “Your actions are your only true belongings.”

— Buddha

236. “Be greatly aware of the present.”

— Buddha

237. “When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself.”

— Buddha

238. “Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way.”

— Buddha

239. “Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.”

— Buddha

240. “True charity occurs only when there are no notions of giving, giver, or gift.”

— Buddha

241. “One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield.”

— Buddha

242. “If you want to understand the causes that existed in the past, look at the results as they are manifested in the present. And if you want to understand what results will be manifested in the future, look at the causes that exist in the present.”

— Buddha

243. “Know well what holds you back, and what moves you forward.”

— Buddha

244. “The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. – Buddha No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”

— Buddha

245. “If a man’s mind becomes pure, his surroundings will also become pure.”

— Buddha

246. “Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.”

— Buddha

247. “Be the witness of your thoughts.”

— Buddha

248. “Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.”

— Buddha

249. “Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace.”

— Buddha

250. “This Ariyan Eightfold Path, that is to say: Right view, right aim, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right mindfulness, right contemplation.”

— Buddha