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Buddha

Spiritual Teacher

Indian

Spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism whose teachings focused on the path to enlightenment.

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

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

There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

The trouble is, you think you have time.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

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

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

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

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

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.

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

What we think, we become.