“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“To understand everything is to forgive everything”
“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.”
“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.”
“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.”
“To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others”
“All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
“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.”
“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.”
“In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.”
“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then beleive them to be true. “
Buddha
