Siddhāttha Gautama (566 B.C. – 486 B.C.) ancient India philosopher, founder of Buddhism.

2048. When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

2049. Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.

2050. You are the source of all purity and impurity. No one purifies another.

2051. There is no fire like passion. No crime like hatred. No sorrow like separation. No sickness like hunger, and no joy like the joy of freedom. 

2052. It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.

2053. How easy it is to see your brother's faults. How hard it is to face your own.

2054. There is pleasure, and there is bliss. Forgo the first to possess the second.

2017. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

2018. Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

2019. 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.

2020. Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful.

2021. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to everyone else.

2022. Be a lamp unto to yourself.

2001. Do not dwell in the past, do not dwell in the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. 

2002. Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

2003. One thought leads to heaven, one thought thought leads to hell.

2004. Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

2004. The tongue like a sharp knife kills without drawing blood.

2004. An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.

2005. Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

1972. When it is impossible for anger to arise within you, you find no outside enemies anywhere.

1973. A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

1974. You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together. 

1975. It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

1976. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.

1977. I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone. 

1978. To forgive others is to be good to yourself.

1875. On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property. We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

1876. We are what we think. With our thoughts, we make our world.

1877. Suppose an enemy has hurt you in his own domain, why should you annoy yourself and hurt your mind in your own domain?

1878. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, no one can help you as much. Not even your father or your mother.

1879. Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

1869. And man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others.

1870. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

1871. Happiness never decreases by being shared. To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

1872. Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.

1872. Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

1873. The greatest prayer is patience.

1874. Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

1829. Happiness is a journey not a destination.

1830. Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.

1831. An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.

1832. Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

1833. To be angry is to let others' mistakes punish yourself.

1834. Your work is to discover your work, and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

1835. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind.

1836. No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

1837. Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind.

1823. An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

1824. There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

1825. Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.

1826. What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.

1825. He is able who thinks he is able.

1826. The Way is not in the sky. The Way is in the heart.

1827. Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost.

1828. Being deeply learned and skilled, being well-trained and using well-spoken words, this is good luck.

1787. If you wish to be gentle with others, be gentle first with yourself.

1788. Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

1789. Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial.

1790. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

1791. Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.