Buddha Quotes

A collection of insightful Buddha quotes for your enjoyment!

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dwell in the future, concetrate the mind on the present moment.

Everything changes, nothing remains without change.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.

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. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. 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.

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

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

To keep the body in good health is a duty...otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

We hope you have enjoyed our collection of Buddha Quotes. Siddhartha Buddha was born a prince in Lumbini, Nepal, at the foot of Mount Palpa in the Himalayan ranges, in 560 B.C. He died at age 80 in 480 B.C. He founded the Religion of Buddhism which is still practiced world wide today.

Buddha Quotes provide a unique way to look at the world. If we look to the world as Buddha did, with kindness, we can achieve so much for the betterment of humankind.