Top 500 Buddha Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “Inner freedom is not guided by our efforts; it comes from seeing what is true.”

— Buddha

302. “When things are going well, be mindful of adversityWhen prosperous, be mindful of povertyWhen loved, be mindful of thoughtfulnessWhen respected, be mindful of humility.”

— Buddha

303. “Foolish, ignorant people indulge in careless lives, whereas a clever man guards his attention as his most precious possession.”

— Buddha

304. “Conquer the angry man by love.”

— Buddha

305. “Imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you. They are all your teachers, each doing just the right things to help you learn perfect patience, perfect wisdom, perfect compassion.”

— Buddha

306. “If we destroy something around us we destroy ourselves. If we cheat another, we cheat ourselves.”

— Buddha

307. “Don’t indulge in careless behaviour. Don’t be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.”

— Buddha

308. “Why do what you will regret? Why bring tears upon yourself? Do only what you do not regret, And fill yourself with joy.”

— Buddha

309. “Inflowing thoughts come to an end in those who are ever alert of mind, training themselves night and day, and ever intent on nirvana.”

— Buddha

310. “The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it.”

— Buddha

311. “Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”

— Buddha

312. “This is my child, this is my wealth: such thoughts are the preoccupations of fools. If we are unable to own even ourselves, why make such claims?”

— Buddha

313. “Wisdom makes light the darkness of ignorance.”

— Buddha

314. “We do not learn by experience, but by our capacity for experience.”

— Buddha

315. “He who is kind to animals heaven will protect.”

— Buddha

316. “Not even death can wipe out our good deeds.”

— Buddha

317. “It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the west; they originate within one’s own mind.”

— Buddha

318. “Suffering is an illusion.”

— Buddha

319. “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

— Buddha

320. “Do not overlook tiny good actions, thinking they are of no benefit; even tiny drops of water in the end will fill a huge vessel. Do not overlook negative actions merely because they are small; however small a spark may be, it can burn down a haystack as big as a mountain.”

— Buddha

321. “If you don’t see God in the next person you meet, look no further.”

— Buddha

322. “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

— Buddha

323. “Irrigators channel waters; fletchers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; the wise master themselves.”

— Buddha

324. “All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.”

— Buddha

325. “Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.”

— Buddha

326. “Happiness never decreased by being shared.”

— Buddha

327. “Live joyfully, without desire.”

— Buddha

328. “The wind cannot overturn a mountain. Temptation cannot touch the man Who is awake, strong and humble, Who masters hiself and minds the law.”

— Buddha

329. “As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.”

— Buddha

330. “But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest.”

— Buddha

331. “Wonder of wonders! Intrinsically all living beings are Buddhas, endowed with wisdom and virtue, but because men’s minds have become inverted through delusive thinking they fail to perceive this.”

— Buddha

332. “Do not seek perfection in a changing world. Instead, perfect your love.”

— Buddha

333. “A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: “Are you a God?” “No, brahmin” said The Blessed One. “Are you a saint?” “No, brahmin” said The Blessed One. “Are you a magician?” “No, brahmin” said The Blessed One. “What are you then?” “I am awake.””

— Buddha

334. “Abstain from all sinful, unwholesome actions, perform only pious wholesome ones, purify the mind; this is the teaching of enlightened ones.”

— Buddha

335. “Following the Noble Path is like entering a dark room with a light in the hand; the darkness will all be cleared away, and the room will be filled with light.”

— Buddha

336. “Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all beings as your beloved children.”

— Buddha

337. “When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.”

— Buddha

338. “Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.”

— Buddha

339. “Joyful is the accumulation of good work.”

— Buddha

340. “Transient are conditioned things. Try to accomplish your aim with diligence.”

— Buddha

341. “Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.”

— Buddha

342. “You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another.”

— Buddha

343. “You can search the entire universe and not find a single being more worthy of love than you.”

— Buddha

344. “As a single drop of water fills a bucket, so do small deeds of evil; as a single drop of water fills a bucket, so do small deeds of good.”

— Buddha

345. “Water surrounds the lotus flower, but does not wet its petals.”

— Buddha

346. “As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth.”

— Buddha

347. “Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth.”

— Buddha

348. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

— Buddha

349. “If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.”

— Buddha

350. “As long as one feels that he is the doer, he cannot escape from the wheel of births.”

— Buddha