Buddha

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? ↗

— Buddha

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

— Buddha

#burned #coal #else #gets #grasping

What we think, we become. ↗

— Buddha

#think

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

— Buddha

#must #ourselves #path #saves #us

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. ↗

— Buddha

#does #eternal #hatred #love #only

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ↗

— Buddha

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought ↗

— Buddha

#thoughts-on-life #life

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways. ↗

— Buddha

#evil #foe #him #his #lures

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. ↗

— Buddha

#diligent #foolish #idle #life #people

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. ↗

— Buddha

#done #i #never #only #remains