Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

"When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky."

"The mind precedes all phenomena."

"If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it."

"Patience is the strength of the weak."

"Many do not understand that we here must die, but those who do realize this settle their quarrels."

"The moment we realize that we are not special, that we are not different from anyone else, that is the moment we truly understand."

"He who hoards up treasures that rust and decay is a fool."

"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving, and fearless then he is in truth called wise."

"He who guards the door of his senses, is moderate in eating, faithful, and hardworking—him Mara overthrows not."

"The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light."

"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance."

"Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing."

"What has been neglected will produce fear; what has been cultivated will bring confidence."

"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on men unless they act."

"If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart."

"Vigilance is the path to the Deathless. Heedlessness is the path to death."

"A man may desire something, but if he expects to receive the fruit of action without doing the work, he will be disappointed."

"The way to extinguish hate is through love."

"Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes."

"True strength is in forgiveness."

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

"As one by one the flowers open, so the mystery of creation is revealed."

"Develop concentration. The concentrated mind brings peace."

"He who lives in solitude lives either as a beast or as a god."

"Every experience is a teacher if we are willing to learn."

"The root of all evil is ignorance."

"Happiness is an inward quality; it is a state of mind."

"Avoid what is evil; cultivate what is good; purify your mind."

"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind."

"Consider others as yourself."