Top 500 Buddha Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will awaken, and become a guide to those in need, revealing the path to many.”

— Buddha

252. “More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.”

— Buddha

253. “Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out.”

— Buddha

254. “Be the witness of your thoughts.”

— Buddha

255. “For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.”

— Buddha

256. “Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

258. “Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices: those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.”

— Buddha

259. “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

260. “Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

262. “Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.”

— Buddha

263. “For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

265. “I call it nirvana, the complete destruction of old age and dying.”

— Buddha

266. “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.”

— Buddha

267. “If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.”

— Buddha

268. “Love yourself and watch – Today, tomorrow, always. To straighten the crooked You must first do a harder thing – Straighten yourself.”

— Buddha

269. “This is the entire spiritual life, Ananda, that is, good friendship, good companionship, good comradeship. When a monk has a good friend, a good companion, a good comrade, it is to be expected that he will develop and cultivate the Noble Eightfold Path.”

— Buddha

270. “The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.”

— Buddha

271. “I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment.”

— Buddha

272. “Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.”

— Buddha

273. “The less you have, the less you have to worry about.”

— Buddha

274. “One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.”

— Buddha

275. “To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.”

— Buddha

276. “She who knows life flows, feels no wear or tear, needs no mending or repair.”

— Buddha

277. “Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.”

— Buddha

278. “Life is easy For the man who is without shame, Impudent as a crow, A vicious gossip, Vain, meddlesome, dissolute. But life is hard For the man who quietly undertakes The way of perfection, With purity, detachment and vigor. He sees light.”

— Buddha

279. “Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.”

— Buddha

280. “Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.”

— Buddha

281. “Dwell not on the faults and shortcomings of others; instead, seek clarity about your own.”

— Buddha

282. “A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.”

— Buddha

283. “The greatest impurity is ignorance. Free yourself from it. Be pure.”

— Buddha

284. “And so, with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings.”

— Buddha

285. “The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.”

— Buddha

286. “Man’s troubles are rooted in extreme attention to senses, thoughts, and imagination. Attention should be focused internally to experience a quiet body and a calm mind.”

— Buddha

287. “When one is overcome by this wretched, clinging desire in the world, one’s sorrows increase like grass growing up after a lot of rain.”

— Buddha

288. “Don’t pray for lighter burdens, but for stronger backs.”

— Buddha

289. “Better is to speak unpleasant truth than to tell lies.”

— Buddha

290. “A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated – this is the greatest blessing.”

— Buddha

291. “Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.”

— Buddha

292. “All beings wish for happiness, so extend your compassion to all.”

— Buddha

293. “If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.”

— Buddha

294. “How deeply did you learn to let go?”

— Buddha

295. “Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do.”

— Buddha

296. “Your greatest weapon is your enemy’s mind.”

— Buddha

297. “An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows impure thoughts Suffers in this world and the next. In both worlds he suffers And how greatly.”

— Buddha

298. “How long the night to the watchman, How long the road to the weary traveller, How long the wandering of many lives To the fool who misses the way.”

— Buddha

299. “Of all the worldly passions, lust is the most intense. All other worldly passions seem to follow in its train.”

— Buddha

300. “When an evil-doer, seeing you practise goodness, comes and maliciously insults you, you should patiently endure it and not feel angry with him, for the evil-doer is insulting himself by trying to insult you.”

— Buddha