Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Buddha Quotes

SufferingAttachment The root of suffering is attachment.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
PatiencePerseveranceSmall StepsAccumulation A jug fills drop by drop.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
SuccessHappiness Success isn't the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
Self-MasteryThoughtMindset Your worst enemy cannot hurt you as much as your own thoughts, when you haven’t mastered them.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
ReasonCommon SenseIndependent ThoughtCritical Thinking Believe nothing, no matter who said it, even if I said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and common sense.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
PatienceTimeProblem Solving Most problems, if you give them enough time and space, will eventually wear themselves out.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
StartingPerseveranceTruth There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
New BeginningsHopeResilience No matter how hard the past, you can always begin.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
LoveUnderstanding True love is born from understanding.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
HappinessPerspective There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
QuietListeningIntrospectionWisdom The quieter you become, the more you can hear.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
PeaceInner Peace Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
DoubtSelf-DiscoveryInner Truth Doubt everything. Find your own light.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
ThoughtSelf-ControlMental Health Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
PeaceWordsImpact Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
WisdomLifeDeath Even death is not to be feared by one, who has lived wisely.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
Self-LoveCompassionRespect If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
Present MomentMindfulnessFocus Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
MindPersonal ResponsibilitySelf-Control It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
WonderBeautyPresenceClarityMindfulness If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
ImpactProgressConnectionGrowthDecisiveness One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
Self-ControlMindfulnessDisciplineInner StrengthFocus Rule your mind, or it will rule you.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
AngerPunishmentSelf-ControlSufferingInner Peace Anger is the punishment we give ourselves, for someone else's mistake.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
GenerosityKindnessFaith Give, even if you only have a little.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
GrowthGratitudeResiliencePerspective Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a blessing of some kind. The goal is to find it.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
AngerInner ConflictSelf-DestructionEmotion Regulation You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
Self-RelianceResponsibilityPerseveranceActionDetermination No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
SimplicityMinimalismPeace of Mind The less you have, the less you have to worry about.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
New BeginningsPresent MomentAction Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
GenerosityKindnessReciprocity If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
MindThoughtPower of MindSelf-DevelopmentMindset The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
ActionFaithWordsPracticeVirtue However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
Truth Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE
HealthContentmentWealthFaithfulnessRelationship Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama - 6th or 5th century BCE