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Buddha Quotes

«Hatred is never ended by hatred but by love»
Author: Buddha | About: Hate, Love | Keywords: ended, hatred
«The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.»
«The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.»
Author: Buddha | About: Virtue | Keywords: breast, groups, mused, Muses, musing, principle, solitary, virtues
«Because a Bodhisattva who gives a gift should not be supported by a thing, nor should he be supported anywhere.The great being should give gifts in such a way that he is not supported by the notion of a sign and why ? Because the heap of merit of tha»
«The evils of the body are, murder, theft, and adultery; of the tongue, lying, slander, abuse, and idle talk; of the mind, covetousness, hatred, and error.»
«Thirst for existence, O monks, has a specific condition, it is nourished by something, it also does not go without support. And what is that nourishment? It is ignorance.»
«Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to e»
«I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasures of gold and gems as so many bricks and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of fruit, and the greatest lake on Earth as a drop of oil on my foot.»
«What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering and sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief and despair are suffering.»
«When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.»
Author: Buddha | Keywords: creatures, noble, pity