Buddha on Simplicity Quotes

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

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

"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."

"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."

"Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most."

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

"One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world."

"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."

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

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

"Radiate boundless love towards the entire world."

"Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law."

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

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

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

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

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

"A disciplined mind brings happiness."

"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance."

"A jug fills drop by drop."

"The mind is everything. What you think you become."

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

"Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings."

"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."

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

"Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing."

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."

"Give, even if you only have a little."

"If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way."

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

"Contentment is the greatest wealth."

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

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