Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world. "

Related Quotes:

" The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. "

" With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone. "

" He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes. "

" The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows. "

" 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. "

" Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death. "

" To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. "

" Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. "

" Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. "

" There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting. "

" He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana. "

" The mind is everything. What you think you become. "

" Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. "

" I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. "

" 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. "

" What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood? "

" I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals. "

" Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. "

" Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits. "

" Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. "

" To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. "

" No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. "

" You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. "

" He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana. "

" A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart. "

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

" To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. "

" Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. "

" Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. "

" All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? "