11 April 2021

Week 2021-14: Gautama Buddha - Collected quotes

"All created things will pass away. When one achieves the wisdom to realize this, one may rise above this world of sorrow." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"Animosity does not eradicate animosity.
Only by loving kindness is animosity dissolved.
This law is ancient and eternal." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"If a man were to conquer in a battle a thousand times a thousand men, and another conquer one himself, he indeed is the greatest of conquerers." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"Long is the chain of existence to the foolish who do not know the true law." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"Mind is a forerunner of all actions.
All deeds are led by mind, created by mind.
If one speaks or acts with corrupt mind,
suffering follows,
As the wheel follows the hoof of an ox pulling a cart.

Mind is the forerunner of all actions.
All deeds are led by mind, created by mind.
If one speaks or acts with a serene mind,
happiness follows,
As surely as one's shadow." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"The wise who control their body, who likewise control their speech, the wise who control their mind are indeed well controlled." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"Though you might conquer in battle
A thousand times a thousand men,
You're the greatest battle-winner
If you conquer just one - yourself." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"To him who constantly practices reverence and respects the aged, four things will increase: life, beauty, happiness, and strength." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

"We are shaped by our thoughts;
we become what we think." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada", cca 1st century)

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