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Famous Gautama Buddha Quotes
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“When the Aggregates arise, decay and die, O bhikkhu, every moment you are born, decay, and die.”
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“With our thoughts we make the world.”
“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.”
“He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.”
“All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
“There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.”
“Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.”
“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
“Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.”
“The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.”