Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

"The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself."

"When you wake up, you will realize that your life was just a dream."

"To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupations—this is the greatest blessing."

"Every human being is the author of his own health or disease."

"Desire is the root of all suffering."

"The gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time."

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

"There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires."

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."

"Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

"If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him as the wheel follows the foot of the ox."

"In this world, hate is never appeased by hate. It is appeased by love."

"Wisdom is not found in books alone."

"The mind is the forerunner of all things."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."

"Compassion is the ultimate expression of the highest human potential."

"To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind—this is the teaching of the Buddhas."

"The supreme victory is to conquer oneself."

"Crave nothing, give up craving and be happy."

"A jug fills drop by drop."

"Delight in meditation and in solitude. Compose yourself, be happy."

"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."

"What is the use of running when you are on the wrong road?"

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change."

"The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution."

"Every morning we are born again. What we do today matters most."

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

"Virtue is the path to happiness."

"A disciplined mind brings happiness."