Gautama Buddha

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living."

"Few among men are they who cross to the further shore. The others merely run up and down the bank on this side."

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."

"Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth."

"The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts."

"In the endthese things matter most:How well did you love?How fully did you live?How deeply did you let go?"

"Doubt everything. Find your own light."

"To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual."

"To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."

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

"Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another."

"Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another."

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection"

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."

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

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."

"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."

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection"