Buddha on Perseverance Quotes

"To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others."

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

"A jug fills drop by drop."

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on them?"

"If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart."

"The root of suffering is attachment."

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."

"Even as a mother protects with her life her child, her only child, so with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings."

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

"Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good."

"Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame."

"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."

"Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish."

"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."

"Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes."

"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think."

"The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world."

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

"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes."

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

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little."

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

"One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand men on the battlefield."

"Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again and you will be filled with joy."

"The path is not in the sky. The path is in the heart."

"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

"If you find no companion to walk with, walk on alone, like an elephant roaming the forest."

"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."

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

"Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it."

"Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak."

"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance."