These Buddha quotes provide wisdom and perspectives on various topics like karma, peace, love, and being present. The quotes are attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha, who lived in the 6th century BC. Some of the quotes encourage being calm, overcoming hatred through non-hatred, living in the present moment, and finding purpose. Reading the quotes allows one to gain new insights and is meant to inspire being awakened.

1. Buddha Quotes About Life, Death,
Peace, And Love
These inspirational Buddha quotes are here to ignite your spirit.
Siddhartha Gautama, more commonly known as Buddha (which means “enlightened one” or
“the awakened”), is a spiritual leader and teacher during the 6th
century B.C.
In the comment section below, tell us which Buddha quotes resonated most with you.
What are the benefits of reading these Buddha quotes?
Ready to become awakened?
These Buddha quotes will offer you a new perspective on things like:
● Karma, peace, and love
● loving life

2. ● being present and calm
While scholars still debate the events of his life to this day, we cannot doubt that his
teachings have had a tremendous influence on many people.
Personal note: Ever since moving [Update: “moved,” after 2 amazing years in India, I’m back
in NYC] to India to live and teach, quotes from Buddha have taken on a whole new meaning.
Traveling through India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar has allowed me to witness these
powerful words in action.
I hope you enjoy our latest collection of uplifting Buddha quotes!
If you need more inspiration, don’t forget to read our selection of Karma quotes.
Inspirational Buddha quotes on karma, peace, and love
1. “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” –
Buddha
2. “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best
relationship.” – Buddha

3. 3. “What we think, we become.” – Buddha
4. “Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.” – Buddha

4. 5. “To be angry is to let others’ mistakes punish yourself.” – Buddha
6. “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone
else; you are the one who gets burned.” – Buddha

5. 7. “Those who consider the unessential to be essential, and see the essential as
unessential, don’t reach the essential, living in the field of wrong intention.” – Buddha

6. 8. “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.” – Buddha
9. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry
about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha

7. 10. “To keep the body in good health is a duty; otherwise, we shall not be able to keep our
mind strong and clear.” – Buddha
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8. Buddha quotes about loving your life
11. “Let us rise up and be thankful. For if we didn’t learn a lot 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.” – Buddha
12. “Our theories of the eternal are as valuable as are those that a chick which has not
broken its way through its shell might form of the outside world.” – Buddha

9. 13. “Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in
forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving
something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.” – Buddha

10. 14. “Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to
overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But,
ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to overcome hatred.
This eternal wisdom is to meet hatred with non-hatred. The method of trying to conquer
hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming
hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as
eternal wisdom.” – Buddha
15. “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way,
and not starting.” – Buddha

11. 16. “Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.” – Buddha
17. “To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of
abundance.” – Buddha

12. 18. “When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.”
– Buddha

13. 19. “All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If the mind is transformed can wrong-doing
remain?” – Buddha
20. “Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and
wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human
life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.” – Buddha

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Buddha quotes and sayings about being present and calm
21. “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what
leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to
wisdom.” – Buddha

15. 22. “Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and
intelligently replenished.”- Buddha

16. 23. “What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts
build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.” – Buddha
24. “Neither fire, nor wind, birth, nor death, can erase our good deeds.” – Buddha

17. 25. “The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.” – Buddha
26. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” – Buddha

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27. “There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a
poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that
irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.” – Buddha
28. “To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.” – Buddha

19. 29. “Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.
Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.” – Buddha

20. 30. “Believe nothing, merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your
teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due
examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare
of all beings that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” – Buddha
31. “Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha

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

22. 33. “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.” – Buddha
Buddha quotes on happiness, meditation, and
spirituality
34. “Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.” –
Buddha
35. “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.”
– Buddha
36. “If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm.
Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.” – Buddha
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the power of daily meditation.
37. “Purity or impurity depends on oneself. No one can purify another.” – Buddha
38. “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.” – Buddha
39. “Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds! Shine.” – Buddha
40. “Happiness is a journey, not a destination.” – Buddha

23. Buddha quotes on death
41. “Everything is changeable, everything appears and disappears; there is no blissful peace
until one passes beyond the agony of life and death.” – Buddha
42. “Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.” – Buddha
43. “Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.” –
Buddha
44. “The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the
nature of the world.” The Buddha
45. “Good health is simply the slowest way a human being can die,” – Buddha
46. “Perhaps the deepest reason why we are afraid of death is because we do not know who
we are.”- Buddha
47. “This world is shrouded in darkness. Here, only a few can see their way free. These few
birds escape from the net, and fly away to the heavens.” – Buddha
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kindness.
Buddha quotes on change
48. “Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind,
they can change our world.” – Buddha
49. “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” – Buddha
50. “One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the
world.” – Buddha
51. “Everything changes, nothing remains without change.” – Buddha
52. “The universe itself is change and life itself is but what you deem it” – Buddha
53. “Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.” – Buddha
54. “Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.” –
Buddha
55. “Three things cannot hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.” – Buddha
56. “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present
moment.” – Buddha
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24. 57. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy
follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Buddha
58. “You can only make two mistakes when traveling on the road to truth: not starting, and
not going all the way.” – Buddha
59. “Better to conquer yourself than a thousand battles. Only then can the victory truly be
yours. No one can take it away from you – not heaven, hell, demons or angels.” – Buddha
60. “Never envy others or take what you have for granted. Those who envy others will never
find peace of mind.” – Buddha
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Buddha quotes to inspire and teach
61. “Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer
the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.” – Buddha
62. “Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to
hidden treasure.” – Buddha
63. “There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way,
and not starting.” – Buddha
64. “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” – Buddha
65. “Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass.
Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.” – Buddha
66. “As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so
shall I endure abuse.” – Buddha
67. “The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is
right, not unrighteous; third, what’s pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false.”
– Buddha
68. “In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true
strength.” – Buddha
69. “Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.” – Buddha
70. “Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and
compassion are the things which renew humanity.” – Buddha
71. “Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be
happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.” – Buddha

25. 72. “Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.” –
Buddha
73. “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
74. “Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does
not obtain peace of mind.”- Buddha
75. “Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment.”- Buddha
Buddha Quotes about Luck, Fortune and Prosperity
76. “Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the
best good luck.” – Buddha
77. “To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the
good luck.” – Buddha
78. “Being generous, just helping one’s relatives and being blameless in one’s actions; this is
the best good luck.” – Buddha
79. “Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words; This
is good luck.” – Buddha
80. “Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike each has their suffering. Some
suffer too much, others too little.” – Buddha
81. “A kind man who makes good use of wealth is rightly said to possess a great treasure
but the miser who hoards up his riches will have no profit.” – Buddha
82. “Sound health is the greatest of gifts contentedness, the greatest of riches trust, the
greatest of qualities enlightenment, the greatest happiness.” – Buddha
83. “Times of luxury do not last long, but pass away very quickly. Nothing in this world can be
long enjoyed.” – Buddha
84. “There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. The senses are of
slight pleasure and really suffering.” – Buddha
85. “Man takes no pleasure, as a disciple of the Buddhas, even in the pleasures of heaven.
Instead he takes pleasure in the elimination of craving.” – Buddha
Buddha Quotes to Give You Wisdom In Life
86. “Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term
happiness & benefit.” — Buddha
87. “There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.” — Buddha

26. 88. “We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis…” —
Buddha
89. “All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.”
— Buddha
90. “Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.” — Buddha
91. “The root of suffering is attachment.” — Buddha
92. “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a
never-departing shadow.” — Buddha
93. “Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.” — Buddha
94. “Faith and prayer both are invisible, but they make impossible things possible.” —
Buddha
95. “If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will
do you no good.” — Buddha
Buddha Quotes On Love To Sharpen Your Wit
96. “Mind is everything. What we think, we become.” ― Gautama Buddha
97. “The person who masters himself through self-control and discipline is truly
undefeatable.” ― Gautama Buddha
98. “Doubt everything. Find your own light.” ― Gautama Buddha
99. “Want what you have, and you will always get what you want.” ― Gautama Buddha
100. “Each day of my life I am sowing seeds that one day I will harvest.” ― Gautama
Buddha
101. “To understand everything is to forgive everything.” ― Gautama Buddha
102. “If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. There is no
companionship with the immature.” ― Gautama Buddha
103. “Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die.” ―
Gautama Buddha
104. “Crying with the wise is better than laughing with the fool.” ― Gautama Buddha
105. “Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their
quarrels.” ― Gautama Buddha
What insights did you gain from these Buddha quotes?

27. Buddha’s sayings are a great source of inspiration and motivation, especially for
entrepreneurs, dreamers, and innovators.
It doesn’t matter where you are in life, you can surely find a quote or two that can relate to
your current situation today.
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