Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

"The mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-made."

"Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by praise or blame."

"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened."

"There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path."

"Do not believe anything simply because I have said it."

"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."

"When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."

"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think."

"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good."

"Understanding is the path to the Unconditioned; heedlessness is the path to death."

"What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind."

"The mind is like a candle flame, flickering in the wind of circumstances; yet within it burns an eternal light."

"Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so the wise are unshaken by praise or blame, attachment or aversion."

"Purity or impurity depends on oneself; no one can purify another."

"The greatest conquest is the conquest of oneself."

"Wear your ego like a loose garment."

"One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world."

"If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your own way."

"A disciplined mind brings happiness."

"Do not accept what I say on faith alone; test my words as a goldsmith tests gold."

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"Every morning we are born again. What a wonderful thought—each day a fresh beginning."

"Patience is not something you have; it is something you build."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"You are your own light. Depend on no one else."

"The root of all suffering is the craving for permanence in an impermanent world."

"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but through persistence."

"Desire is the path to suffering; cessation of desire is the path to peace."

"The mind without instruction in the Dhamma is like a cart on a single wheel."