Dhammapada quotes

You yourself must strive, the Buddhas only point the way.

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

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

One who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand men in battle.

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Better is it to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

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

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

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.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Dhammapada quotes part 2

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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.

Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness and benefit.

It is not words that are important, but the nature of the mind that meditates.

Better to conquer yourself than others.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

Everything changes, nothing remains without change.

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

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

If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

You can never be free until you don’t allow yourself to be a slave to the opinions of others.

Three things cannot hide for long: the Moon, the Sun, and the Truth.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

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

In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

What we think, we become.

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.

Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.

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

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love.

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

Your fears, your doubts, your anxieties are nothing more than an illusion. They are fabrications of your mind and they have no power over you unless you empower them.

Just as a flower does not pick and choose the bees that come to it, we should not choose who receives our love and kindness. We should give freely to all, without discrimination.