Gautama Buddha Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Gautama Buddha quotes, Gautama Buddha sayings, and Gautama Buddha proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

If there be one righteous person, the rain falls for his sake. Gautama Buddha
Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe. Gautama Buddha
Life can only take place in the present moment. If we lose the present moment, we lose life. Gautama Buddha
If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well. Gautama Buddha
In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation. Gautama Buddha
If a string has one end, it has another. Gautama Buddha
If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress. Gautama Buddha
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two. Gautama Buddha
If you determine your course With force or speed, You miss the way of the dharma. Quietly consider What is right and what is wrong. Receiving all opinions equally, Without haste, wisely, Observe the dharma. Gautama Buddha
The kingdom of heaven is closer than the brow above the eye but mankind does not see it. Gautama Buddha
Well-makers lead the water wherever they like; fletchers bend the arrow ; carpenters bend a log of wood ; wise people fashion themselves. Gautama Buddha
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Gautama Buddha
If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well. Gautama Buddha
Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you. Gautama Buddha
When you go into the space of nothingness, everything becomes known. Gautama Buddha
Pleasant feeling is impermanent, conditioned, dependently-arisen, bound to decay, to vanish, to fade away, to cease—and so too are painful feeling and neutral feeling. So anyone who, on experiencing a pleasant feeling, thinks: "This is my self", must, at the cessation of that pleasant feeling, think: "My self has gone! Gautama Buddha
Those who consider the inessential to be essential And see the essential as inessential Don't reach the essential, Living in the field of wrong intention Gautama Buddha
Heaven and Hell are imaginary creation of ignorant minds. Gautama Buddha
Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts Gautama Buddha
In his ignorance of the whole truth, each person maintains his own arrogant point of view. Gautama Buddha
In our lives, change is unavoidable, loss is unavoidable. In the adaptability and ease with which we experience change, lies our happiness and freedom. Gautama Buddha
The wise man makes an island of himself that no flood can overwhelm. Gautama Buddha
It is impossible to underestimate the significance of your today's choices Gautama Buddha
As a bee without harming the flower, its colour or scent, flies away, collecting only the honey, even so should the sage wander in the village. Gautama Buddha
The big belly can accommodate all kinds of things. The benevolence is never let a dust behind. Gautama Buddha
No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free. Gautama Buddha
Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy. Gautama Buddha
Those who awaken never rest in one place. Like swans, they rise and leave the lake. On the air they rise and fly an invisible course. Their food is knowledge. They live on emptiness. They have seen how to break free. Who can follow them? Gautama Buddha
The eating of meat extinguishes the seed of Great Kindness. Gautama Buddha
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. Gautama Buddha