Gautama Buddha Quotes About Buddhism
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The root of suffering is attachment
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Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.
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Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.
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A jug fills drop by drop.
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However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?
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Conquer the angry man by love.
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
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Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
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Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings...that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.
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You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
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Concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
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Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
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Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.
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There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.
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He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.
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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.
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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.
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant.
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Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.
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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."
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
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The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
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The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
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