I do not fight with the world but the world fights with me. Gautama Buddha More Quotes by Gautama Buddha More Quotes From Gautama Buddha Explanation of the unspeakable cannot be finished. Gautama Buddha unspeakable finished explanation The seeker is that which is being sought. Gautama Buddha seekers Overcoming yourself is better than overcoming a million enemies in battle. Gautama Buddha battle overcoming enemy Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think. Gautama Buddha truth-is speak thinking A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower. Gautama Buddha followers leader men Suffering is an illusion. Gautama Buddha illusion suffering Be lamps unto yourselves; be your own confidence. Hold truth within yourselves. Gautama Buddha lamps What is most needed is a loving heart. Gautama Buddha needed heart All of you knowing now, Tthat the Buddhas, the Teachers of the Ages, In accord with what is peculiarly appropriate, have recourse to expedient devices, Need have no more doubts or uncertainties. Your hearts shall give rise to great joy, Since you know that you yourselves Shall become Buddhas. Gautama Buddha buddhist heart teacher As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. Gautama Buddha buddhist color flower What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood? Gautama Buddha buddhist wise inspiring Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so too there is but one taste fundamental to all true teachings of the way, and this is the taste of freedom. Gautama Buddha ocean inspiration teaching Give the people - confidence. Give the people - delight. Give the people - hope. Give the people - the best. Gautama Buddha kindness giving people And more importantly - what we have chosen to do Gautama Buddha chosen encouragement An ignorant man ages like an ox. His flesh may increase, but not his understanding. Gautama Buddha understanding ignorance men The number of those endowed with human life is as small as the amount of earth one can place on a fingernail. Life as a human being is hard to sustain--as hard as it is for the dew to remain on the grass. But it is better to live a single day with honor than to live to 120 and die in disgrace. Gautama Buddha dew honor numbers The shallow is easy to embrace, but the profound is difficult. To discard the shallow and seek the profound is the way of a person of courage. Gautama Buddha easy profound way Winter always turns into Spring. Gautama Buddha turns winter spring As I am, so are others as others are, so am I. Having thus identified self and others, harm no one nor have them harmed. Gautama Buddha harm self By your own folly you will be brought as low as your worst enemy wishes. Gautama Buddha worst-enemy wish lows