Famous quotes by buddha for better living

-Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

-We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

-It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways.

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

-He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

-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.

-No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

-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.

-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 mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

-Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

-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.

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

-Pain is certain, suffering is optional.

-To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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