Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, was a spiritual teacher and the founder of Buddhism. His teachings, rooted in compassion, wisdom, and mindfulness, continue to inspire millions around the world. Buddha’s motivational quotes are cherished for their timeless wisdom and insight into the human condition.
Buddha Motivational Quotes
1. “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
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2. “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
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3. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
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4. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
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5. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
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6. “The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
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7. “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.”
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8. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
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9. “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.”
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10. “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
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11. “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
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12. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
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13. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
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14. “The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.”
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15. “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.”
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16. “To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
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17. “Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
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18. “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
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19. “Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
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20. “In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?”
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21. “Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
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22. “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.”
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23. “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.”
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24. “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”
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25. “Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
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26. “The mind is everything. What you think you become.”
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27. “Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”
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28. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
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29. “The trouble is, you think you have time.”
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30. “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
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