50 Life-changing Quotes from Buddha

Here are 50 quotes attributed to Buddha, each reflecting wisdom on life, suffering, happiness, and enlightenment:

1. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
2. “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
3. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
4. “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
5. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
6. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
7. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
8. “No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
9. “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
10. “It is better to travel well than to arrive.”
11. “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.”
12. “To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
13. “Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
14. “Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.”
15. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
16. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought.”
17. “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
18. “A disciplined mind brings happiness.”
19. “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
20. “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
21. “Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
22. “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.”
23. “The root of suffering is attachment.”
24. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
25. “Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
26. “Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.”
27. “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
28. “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
29. “Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
30. “True love is born from understanding.”
31. “A jug fills drop by drop.”
32. “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
33. “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
34. “No one can escape death and unhappiness. If people expect only happiness in life, they will be disappointed.”
35. “An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.”
36. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”
37. “Meditate… do not delay, lest you later regret it.”
38. “A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
39. “To understand everything is to forgive everything.”
40. “One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.”
41. “He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.”
42. “When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
43. “People with opinions just go around bothering each other.”
44. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”
45. “One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.”
46. “If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”
47. “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.”
48. “It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
49. “If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.”
50. “As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgments but rain your kindness equally on all.”