Buddha on Strength Quotes

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

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

"If you find no companion to walk with, walk alone, like a king who has renounced his kingdom."

"Pain is certain, suffering is optional."

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

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

"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts."

"He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye."

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"He who has no attachments can really love others, for his love is pure and divine."

"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."

"Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others."

"Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law."

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

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

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

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"The root of suffering is attachment."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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