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“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

“In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?”
― Jack Kornfield, Buddha's Little Instruction Book

“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Guatama Buddha

“Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.”
― Siddhārtha Gautama

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it”
― Buddha

“These... things, householder, are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world:

Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.

Beauty is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.

Happiness is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.

Status is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.

...Now, I tell you, these... things are not to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes. If they were to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes, who here would lack them? It's not fitting for the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice leading to long life. In so doing, he will attain long life...

[Ittha Sutta, AN 5.43]”
― Buddha

“Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.”
― Siddhartha Gautama

“Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
― Buddha, The Dhammapada

“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”
― Buddha

“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
― Dhammapada

“Attachment leads to suffering.”
― Buddha

“True love is born from understanding.”
― The Buddha

“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.”
― Siddhārtha Gautama

“In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”
― Buddha

“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

“With our thoughts we make the world.”
― Buddha

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
― Siddhārtha Gautama, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha

“There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.”
― Siddharta Gautama

“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
― Buddha

“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”
― Buddha

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. ”
― Buddha

“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading”
― Siddhārtha Gautama

“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
― Buddha

“Meditate.
Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds!
Shine”
― Siddhārtha Gautama