Top 200 Buddhist Quotes (2024 Update)

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Deep Quotes About Life, Emotion Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Goal Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes

3. “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Life Lessons Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

4. “Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Emotion Quotes, Values Quotes, Spirituality Quotes, Helping Others Quotes

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Positivity Quotes, Short Positive Quotes, Feel Good Quotes, Positive Life Quotes

6. “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Inner Peace Quotes, Morality Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Kindness Quotes

7. “Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”

— Pema Chödrön

Also featured in: Emotion Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Compassion Quotes

8. “Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Change Quotes, Zen Quotes

9. “May all that have life be delivered from suffering.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Blessing Quotes, Practice Quotes, Kindness Quotes

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Interesting Quotes, Wisdom Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes, Serenity Quotes

11. “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Empathy Quotes, Emotion Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Kindness Quotes

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Live Life Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Reflection Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes

13. “Few cross over the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise man, following the way, Crosses over, beyond the reach of death. He leaves the dark way For the way of light.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Scripture Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Moving On Quotes

14. “The gift of truth excels all other gifts.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Values Quotes, Knowledge Quotes, Truth Quotes

15. “The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Truth Quotes

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Morality Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Kindness Quotes

17. “If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.”

— Shunryu Suzuki

Also featured in: Curiosity Quotes

18. “Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Deep Quotes About Life, Being Strong Quotes, Peace Quotes

19. “All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Morality Quotes, Suffering Quotes

20. “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Happiness Quotes, Life Lessons Quotes, Mindfulness Quotes

21. “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

Also featured in: Happiness Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

22. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Awakening Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Mindset Quotes

23. “Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.”

— Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Love Quotes, Empathy Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Real Quotes

24. “There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Mental Strength Quotes, Wellness Wednesday Quotes, Quotes About Hope

25. “Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma.”

— Thubten Yeshe

Also featured in: Morality Quotes, Karma Quotes

26. “I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Peace of Mind Quotes, Resilience Quotes

27. “Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don’t try to figure anything out. Don’t try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.”

— Tilopa

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Healing Quotes, Meditation Quotes

28. “The idea of karma is that you continually get the teaching that you need to open your heart.”

— Pema Chödrön

Also featured in: Quotes About Heart, Teaching Quotes, Karma Quotes

29. “The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Wellness Quotes, Mental Health Quotes, Being Happy Quotes, Suffering Quotes

30. “We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Emotional Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Wisdom Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes

31. “Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Enlightenment Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Values Quotes, Deep Quotes

32. “World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Be Kind Quotes, Inner Peace Quotes, Serenity Quotes

33. “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

Also featured in: Focus On Yourself Quotes, Inner Peace Quotes, Philosophy Quotes

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

— Buddha

Also featured in: Enlightenment Quotes, Lifelong Learning Quotes

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

— Buddha

36. “I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Happiness Quotes, Care Quotes, Wellness Wednesday Quotes

37. “There is no enlightenment outside of daily life.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Enlightenment Quotes

38. “If there is a solution to a problem, there is no need to worry. And if there is no solution, there is no need to worry.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Serenity Quotes, Peace of Mind Quotes, Problem-Solving Quotes

39. “The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.”

— Pema Chödrön

Also featured in: Meditation Quotes

40. “Smile, breathe and go slowly.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Happiness Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Patience Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

41. “A disciplined mind brings happiness.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Happy Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Mind Quotes

42. “Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Be Kind Quotes, Acceptance Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Practice Quotes

43. “Letting go a little brings a little peace. Letting go a lot brings a lot of peace. Letting go completely brings complete peace.”

— Ajahn Chah

Also featured in: Inner Peace Quotes, Acceptance Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Meditation Quotes

44. “Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Happiness Quotes, Mental Health Quotes, Peace of Mind Quotes

45. “You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.”

— Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Uplifting Quotes

46. “If one assumes a humble attitude, one’s own good qualities will increase. Whereas if one is proud, one will become jealous of others, one will look down on others, and due to that there will be unhappiness in society.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Inner Peace Quotes, Humble Quotes, Humility Quotes

47. “There is no way to happiness – happiness is the way.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Happiness Quotes, Happy Sunday Quotes, Happy Monday Quotes

48. “Nothing is to be clung to as I, me or mine.”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Enlightenment Quotes, Serenity Quotes, Ego Quotes

49. “If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Legacy Quotes, Family Quotes

50. “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Short Inspiring Quotes, Reflection Quotes, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Mindfulness Quotes, Quality Quotes