Buddha’s Wisdom on Life – Powerful Quotes to Inspire and Enlighten

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today matters most.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are; it solely relies on what you think.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

To keep the body in good health is a duty; otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The only way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

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

Buddha’s Wisdom on Life – Powerful Quotes to Inspire and Enlighten part 2

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

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

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

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.

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering—an image of death.

The less you have, the less you have to worry about.

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

You only lose what you cling to.

In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.

With our thoughts, we make the world.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

The root of suffering is attachment.

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

The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live.

It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

You only lose what you cling to.

The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood.

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth and have begun striving for ourselves.

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

Do good, and good will come to you.

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.

Live every act fully, as if it were your last.

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

The greatest prayer is patience.