Buddhist Scriptures Quotes

#1. The idea that Buddhism denies what is called in the West 'individual immortality' is a mistake, so far as the Buddhist scriptures are concerned.

Annie Besant

#2. According to Buddhist scriptures, compassion is the "quivering of the pure heart" when we have allowed ourselves to be touched by the pain of life.

Jack Kornfield

#3. Buddhist scriptures recommend that you hide your good qualities and achievements like a lamp inside a vessel. You should not advertise them unless there is great purpose in doing so.

Dalai Lama XIV

#4. In the Buddhist scriptures, it said many births cause suffering, so Buddhism is not against family planning.

Mechai Viravaidya

#5. She was hungry for a change, for sunshine and warmth. For life.

Thea Dawson

#6. I used to sit on the roof of the apartment where Jim Morrison used to write his early lyrics

Henry Rollins

#7. I was a huge nerd in high school. Sure, I socialized - but I was definitely a nerd.

Bella Heathcote

#8. There is faith in every serious doubt, namely, the faith in the truth as such, even if the only truth we can express is our lack of truth.

Paul Tillich

#9. The dead are practical.

Tim W. Burke

#10. The world would be a real mess if everybody was a genius. Somebody's got to keep watch, take care of business.

Haruki Murakami

#11. Russian citizens being attacked is an attack against the Russian Federation.

Sergei Lavrov

#12. Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the truth beyond words.

Ajahn Sumedho

#13. In one of the tents, Julian is sleeping. And in another: Alex

Lauren Oliver

#14. There is not first understanding and then action. When you understand, that very understanding is action.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

#15. What makes a difference is when we take our mind and put it into the scriptures, when we read the Buddhist Canon, the Pali Canon, when we read the Tibetan books, when we read anything inspiring - somebody else's journey into the world of enlightenment.

Frederick Lenz

#16. I can hardly understand the Australian accent.

Joey Santiago

#17. I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics.

Jeb Hensarling

#18. I want you to change me. I want to become what she is" -Will
"I can't just twitch my nose and make it happen." -Daemon

Jennifer L. Armentrout