Buddha

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”

— Buddha

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

“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.”

— Buddha

“When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.”

— Buddha

“To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.”

— Buddha

“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”

— Buddha

“Without health life is not life it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.”

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“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”

— Buddha

“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.”

— Buddha

“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”

— Buddha

“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”

— Buddha

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

— Buddha

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth not going all the way, and not starting.”

— Buddha

“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.”

— Buddha