Inspirational Quotes & Positive Life Messages

Buddha Quotes of Wisdom - Top 10

Inspiring quotes and sayings from the Buddha, the enlightened one. Collection of Top 10 Quotes of Wisdom from the Buddha. Buddha meaning "the enlightened one", was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
  • All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?

    ~ Buddha
  • All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

    ~ Buddha
  • As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.

    ~ Buddha
  • Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.

    ~ Buddha
  • Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

    ~ Buddha
  • Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

    ~ Buddha
  • Do not think of how big the universe is, it will merely hurt your head.

    ~ Buddha
  • Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

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

    ~ Buddha
  • Follow then the shining ones, the wise, the awakened, the loving, for they know how to work and forbear.

    ~ Buddha
  • He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' -- those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

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

    ~ Buddha
  • In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

    ~ Buddha
  • It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

    ~ Buddha
  • It is better to travel well than to arrive.

    ~ Buddha
  • Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

    ~ Buddha
  • Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds

    ~ Buddha
  • Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

    ~ Buddha
  • Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace.

    ~ Buddha
  • There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

    ~ Buddha
  • Think not lightly of evil, saying, 'It will not come to me.' Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the fool, gathering it little by little, fills himself with evil.

    ~ Buddha
  • Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.

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

    ~ Buddha
  • You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.

    ~ Buddha
  • You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

    ~ Buddha
  • Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

    ~ Buddha