A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion. Gautama Buddha buddhist giving-up way O men! you can take life easily but, remember, none of you can give life! So, have mercy, have compassion! And, never forget, that compassion makes the world noble and beautiful. Gautama Buddha compassion beautiful men We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Gautama Buddha uplifting leadership positive Do not believe anything because it is said by an authority, or if it is said to come from angels, or from Gods, or from an inspired source. Believe it only if you have explored it in your own heart and mind and body and found it to be true. Work out your own path, through diligence. Gautama Buddha religious heart believe However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you If you do not act on upon them? Gautama Buddha wise inspiring inspirational Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth. Gautama Buddha buddhist kindness liars Don't believe a teaching just because you've heard it from a man who's supposed to be holy, or because it's contained in a book supposed to be holy, or because all your friends and neighbors believe it. But whatever you've observed and analyzed for yourself and found to be reasonable and good, then accept that and put it into practice. Gautama Buddha teaching believe book I am, I am not, I will be, I will not be are vein thoughts which is a sickness and once all are eliminated no desire arises. Gautama Buddha veins sickness desire Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone. Gautama Buddha buddhist omission done If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior. Gautama Buddha warrior courage integrity He who causes suffering shall suffer. There is no escape. Gautama Buddha buddhist causes suffering Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts. Gautama Buddha worst-enemy mindfulness life Letting go of our suffering is the hardest work we will ever do. Gautama Buddha hardest suffering letting-go They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination. Gautama Buddha buddhist strong determination Life is uncertain; death is certain. Gautama Buddha dying life-is death In Aryans' Discipline, to build a friendship is to build wealth, To maintain a friendship is to maintain wealth and To end a friendship is to end wealth. Gautama Buddha buddhist wealth discipline Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone. Gautama Buddha buddhist buddhism helping-others One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path. Gautama Buddha disease meditation suffering When giving to others do not linger on thoughts of a giving, what was given, or the one who has received. Gautama Buddha giving-to-others generosity giving Those who recognize the existence of suffering, its cause, its remedy, and its cessation, have fathomed the four noble truths. They will walk in the right path. Gautama Buddha four noble suffering
