Top 30 Buddha Quotes
#1. Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.
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#2. He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.
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#3. What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
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#4. With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.
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#5. Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.
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#6. I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
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#7. Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
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#8. Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
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#9. Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
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#10. Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
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#11. A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.
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#12. Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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#13. 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.
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#14. Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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#15. Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
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#16. The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
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#17. 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.
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#18. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
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#19. 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.
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#20. Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
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#21. Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
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#22. To keep the body in good health is a duty ... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
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#23. He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
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#24. The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
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#25. I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
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#26. The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
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#27. Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness.
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#28. The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.
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#29. It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
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#30. Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
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