1,972 Quotes About Buddhism

A man is not on the path of righteousness if he settles matters in a violent haste. A wise man calmly considers what is right and what is wrong, and faces different opinions with truth, non-violence and peace.

Not by mere fine words and appearance can a man be a man of honour, if envy, greed and deceit are in him. But he in whom these three sins are uprooted and who is wise and has love, he is in truth a man of honour.

If by forsaking a small pleasure one finds a great joy, he who is wise will look to the greater and leave what is less.

Let him live in love. Let his work be well done. Then in a fulness of joy he will see the end of sorrow.

Love and kindness are always appropriate. Whether or not you believe in rebirth, you will need love in this life. If we have love, there is hope to have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace.

If you succeed through violence at the expense of others' rights and welfare, you have not solved the problem, but only created the seeds for another.

Irrespective of whether we are a believer or an agnostic, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.

The proper way to create friends is through a warm heart and not simple money or power. Friends of power and friends of money are something different. These are not friends.

If you have adopted Buddhism you should not consider yourself a 'great Buddhist' and immediately start to do everything differently. A Tibetan proverb states, 'Change your mind but leave your appearance as usual.