Quotes

Reading Buddha quotes can help remind you what life is all about. Buddha regularly shared wisdom regarding the mind and how something as simple as thoughts can control your whole life.

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

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.

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.

Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

For a person whose mind is concentrated, it is not necessary to think ‘may I know and see things as they really are’. It is the nature of things that a person whose mind is concentrated knows and sees things as they really are.

BUDDHA, AN 11:1