My Favorite Quotes

Sweetpepper

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BUDDAH QUOTES

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Words have the power to both destroy and heal, when words are both true and kind they can change our world.

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.

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
 
There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

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

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
 
The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
 

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.

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

An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

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

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


A jug fills drop by drop.

The tongue like a sharp knife, Kills without drawing blood.

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

However many holy words you read,However many you speak,What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them?

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
 


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

The Mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness.

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.

Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost.
 

Everything changes, nothing remains without change.

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

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

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


I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.
 

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
 
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. -IP

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. -La Bruyere

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more. -Jules Renard
 
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.


[ Albert Einstein (1879-1955) ]
 
Life is but a maze of doors and they all open from the side your on.
Just keep on pushing hard boy or try as you may you're gonna wind up where you started from.

Cat Stevens
 
Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.

Woody Allen
 
1,000,000 marchers for immigration rights, 1 car - Tshirthell.com

Canadians are Eh'Holes - Tshirthell

I'm the one you gotta blow to get a drink around here - Tshirthell

You cant spell manslaughter without laughter - Tshirthell

I take the "the" out of psychotherapist - Tshirthell

You'll regret reading this shirt when the sketch artist asks you to describe my face - Tshirthell

I'm here to kill you, next time keep that chain letter going! - Tshirthell

I eat more pussy than cervical cancer - Tshirthell

I'm not getting jiggy, i have parkinson's - Tshirthell

123 OUT OF 124 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AGREE: VIVA ARUBA! - Tshirthell

I BEAT CANCER! (BY CANCER I MEAN CHILDREN) - Tshirthell
 
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world"
 
To have a body is to suffer. Does anyone with a body know peace?
Those who understand this detach themselves from all that exists and stop imagining or seeking anything.
"To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss." When you seek nothing, you're on the Path.
:rose:
 
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