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Famous Gautama Buddha Quotes
“Nothing is forever except change.”
“The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.”
“Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you.”
“"Existence is sorrow." Understand, and go beyond sorrow. This is the way of brightness.”
“The fool is his own enemy. Seeking wealth, he destroys himself. Seek rather the other shore.”
“The mind precedes all things, the mind dominates all things, the mind creates all things.”
“Overcoming yourself is better than overcoming a million enemies in battle.”
“One moment, ten thousand years. Ten thousand years, one moment.”
“Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.”
“Truth is always truth, untruth is always untruth. This is what matters, this is right desire.”
“Teach you? I cannot teach you. Go; experience for yourself”
“A good horse runs with seeing just the shadow of the whip.”
“A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.”
“Never tell a lie. Anyone who can tell you the slightest of lies is also capable of any evil.”
“Do not say anything harsh: what you have said will be said back to you.”
“Be lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold truth within yourselves.”
“Anyone who is not working toward the truth is missing the whole point of living.”
“Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.”
“All human unhappiness comes from not facing reality squarely, exactly as it is.”
“You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another.”