Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

"The mind is the source of all suffering. Transform the mind, and you transform your world."

"He who hoards up treasures that rust and decay is a fool. But he who is generous finds treasures that do not fade."

"In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength."

"The feet feel the earth, and the earth feels the feet. This is the only reality we need."

"An enemy can hurt you for a moment, but a friend you mistrusted hurts you forever."

"The greatest religion is to be true to this dharma: to love all beings."

"When anger arises, do not speak. When pain arrives, do not act. Wait. Wisdom often comes in silence."

"Every experience, no matter how bad it seems, holds within it a seed of equivalent or greater opportunity."

"The quieter you become, the more you can hear."

"What we think, we become. But becoming is a process, not a destination."

"The seed of suffering is in the seed of joy. The seed of joy is in the seed of suffering."

"There is no fire like passion, no shark like hatred, no snare like folly, no torrent like greed."

"One should not pursue pleasure in a way that brings suffering to others."

"The greatest wealth is to own your own mind."

"Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."

"The foolish follow the past; the wise create the future."

"Like a lamp in the dark, like a palace on a mountain, the Dharma shines wherever taught."

"Ambition is like a disease that consumes the peace of the mind."

"Words can hurt as much as swords. Speak with wisdom and gentleness."

"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own."

"The world will never heal from violence through more violence. Only compassion heals violence."

"A person is not called noble because of high birth; only the virtuous are called noble."

"The mind can be an instrument of peace or a weapon of destruction. You choose."

"Death is not the opposite of life; it is a natural part of it."

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

"To understand all is to forgive all. But first, you must understand yourself."

"The greatest victory is the one won within."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. In the middle of suffering lies growth."

"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it."

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."