Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

"The greatest fear in the world is the opinion of others, and the moment you are unafraid of the crowd, you are no longer a sheep."

"To understand everything is to forgive everything."

"Your time is limited, so do not waste it living someone else's life."

"The foolish man thinks he has won a battle when he subdues his enemy. Greater still is the man who conquers himself."

"You cannot travel the path until you have become the path yourself."

"Whatever is not yours, let it go."

"A mind unruffled by the winds of desire is a haven of peace."

"In separateness lies the world's greatest misery; in compassion lies the world's true strength."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

"Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship."

"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."

"The only true failure in life is not to be true to one's own heart."

"What we think, we become."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"Attachment is the root of suffering."

"Purity and impurity depend upon oneself. No one can purify another."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

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

"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."

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

"To keep the body in good health is a duty. Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

"Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. It is appeased only by love."

"If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another."

"The root of suffering is attachment."

"Better to travel one day with a wise man than a lifetime with a fool."

"All conditioned things are impermanent. Work out your own salvation with diligence."

"An individual action, multiplied by millions, creates global change."

"The tongue is like a sharp knife; it kills without drawing blood."