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 Buddha. It’s found in the Kimsuka Sutta, where, in the course of a parable, he puts these words in the mouth of an unnamed monk.
“Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.” The Buddha
This is a genuine quote from the Buddhist scriptures. It’s from the Cetana Sutta, of the Anguttara Nikaya.
“It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.” The Buddha
This is a genuine Buddha quote, from the Dhammapada:
Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
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
“Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.” – The Buddha
(From the Metta Sutta)
