Dhammapada Quotes

You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Everything changes, nothing remains without change.

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.

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.

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

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

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

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

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

Dhammapada Quotes part 2

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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

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.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

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

Happiness never decreases by being shared.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

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

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

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

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

Purity or impurity depends on oneself, no one can purify another.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

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.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Happiness never decreases by being shared.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

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

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.