This is a genuine Buddha quote, from the Dhammapada:
“Better it is 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.” The Buddha Click To TweetBetter it is 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.
“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.” The Buddha (From the Sutta Nipata)
“The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.” The Buddha Click To Tweet
This is a genuine Buddha quote, from the Samyutta Nikaya.
“Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.” The Buddha Click To TweetWhoever doesn’t flare up
at someone who’s angry
wins a battle
hard to win.
– The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddha. It’s from the Kimsila Sutta.
“Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.” —The Buddha Click To Tweet
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
“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” Click To Tweet
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from the Dhammapada, verse 50.
“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.” The Buddha Click To TweetLet 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. – The Buddha.
This is a genuine Buddha quote. It’s from the Sallekha Sutta.
“Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.” Click To Tweet
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from John Ireland’s translation of the Itivuttika.
“A noble one produces an abundance of merit by having a compassionate mind towards all living beings.”—The Buddha Click To TweetIf with an uncorrupted mind
He pervades just one being
With loving kindly thoughts,
He makes some merit thereby.But a noble one produces
An abundance of merit
By having a compassionate mind
Towards all living beings.
“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness and benefit” is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Na Tumhaka Sutta of the Samyutta Nikaya.
“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.” The Buddha. Click To Tweet
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Itivuttika, and here the translation is by John Ireland
“A wise person should be urgently moved
On occasions that make for urgency.”—The Buddha