The Teachings of the Buddha

Like a beautiful flower that is colorful but has no fragrance, even well spoken words bear no fruit in one who does not put them into practice. - The Buddha

Little by little a person becomes good, as a water pot is filled by drops of water. - The Buddha

Love yourself and be awake – today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the Way, then teach others, and so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked you must first do a harder thing – straighten yourself. You are the only master. Who else? Subdue yourself, and discover your master. - The Buddha

More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm. - The Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path - The Buddha

Of all footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme. - The Buddha

One act of pure love in saving life is greater than spending the whole of one's time in religious offerings to the gods. - The Buddha

One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield. - The Buddha

Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves. - The Buddha

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. - The Buddha

Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms. - The Buddha

Source: Sayings of the Buddha in The Dhammapada, Pali Cannon