“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
― Gautama Buddha (480-400BCE)
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”
― Gautama Buddha (480-400BCE)
“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”
― Gautama Buddha (480 BCE - 400 BCE)
“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.”
― Gautama Buddha (480 BCE - 400 BCE)
Believe nothing because it is written in books.
Believe nothing because wise men say it is so.
Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine.
Believe it only because you yourself know it to be true.
—Buddha (c.563-483 BC) [Siddharta Gautama]
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
― Gautama Buddha (480 BCE - 400 BCE)
“Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.”
― Gautama Buddha (480 BCE - 400 BCE)
“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Gautama Buddha (480 BCE - 400 BCE)
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
― Gautama Buddha (480-400BCE)
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“Nothing is forever except change.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“The greatest prayer is patience.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)
“The brahmans had no cattle, no gold, no wealth. They had study as their wealth and grain. They guarded the holy life as their treasure.”
― Gautama Buddha (483-400BCE)