This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from the Sallekha Sutta.
“Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.” The Buddha
“Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.”
The Buddha (from the Sutta Nipata)
From the Dhammapada, verse 180:
“The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range?”
The Buddha
“How could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of limitless range?” The Buddha
“Resolutely train yourself to attain peace” is a genuine quote from the Buddha.
It’s from the Utthana Sutta of the Sutta Nipata.
In Pāli it’s “Daḷhaṃ sikkhatha santiyā.”
From the Dhammapada, verse 227:
“They blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.”
–The Buddha
“They blame those who remain silent … who speak much … who speak in moderation.” The Buddha
“There is none in the world who is not blamed.” The Buddha
This is a saying from the Pali canon, upadhi dukkhassa mūlanti, which means “Attachment is the root of suffering.” So this is a genuine canonical quote.
You’ll find it in this sutta, but translated by Thanissaro as “Acquisition is the root of stress.” His translations are rather idiosyncratic.
In this translation of the same sutta it’s “acquisition is the root of suffering.”
Bhikkhu Bodhi’s translation (not available online, but in The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, page 868) has “attachment is the root of suffering,” although he sometimes has “acquisition” in place of “attachment,” in various repetitions of the phrase.
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Sutta Nipata.
“Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.”
“Speak only endearing speech … Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing.” Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Karaniya Metta Sutta:
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” Buddha
“As a mother would protect her only child with her life … cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” Buddha
