Gautama Buddha

Believe, meditate, see. Be harmless, be blameless. Awake to the law. And from all sorrows free yourself.

Buddha

Better is to speak unpleasant truth than to tell lies.

Buddha

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.

Buddha

Better than a long speech is a single quietening word.

Buddha

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

Buddha

But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one’s sorrows just drop off, like a drop of water off a lotus.

Buddha

By giving away food we get more strength. By bestowing clothing on others we gain more beauty. By donating abodes of purity and truth we acquire great treasures.

Buddha

By your own folly you will be brought as low as your worst enemy wishes.

Buddha

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

Buddha

Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench.

Buddha