Gautama Buddha Quotes on Wisdom

He is able who thinks he is able.

What we think, we become.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

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

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as ones own in the midst of abundance.

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

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

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

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

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

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.