Some quotes from
Speaking Tree by Gautam Buddha.
Speaking Tree by Gautam Buddha.
-
Just as a candle
cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual
life. -
Better than a
thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -
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. -
An idea that is
developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as
an idea -
I never see what has
been done; I only see what remains to be done -
There is only one
time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now -
Endurance is one of
the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final
victory comes -
Meditate. Live
purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind
the clouds! Shine -
Through zeal,
knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who
knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may
grow -
The point of the
teachings is to control your own mind. Restrain your mind from greed, and you
will keep your body right, your mind pure and your words faithful. Always
thinking of the transiency of your life, you will be able to desist from greed
and anger and will be able to avoid all evils. -
Ambition is like
love, impatient both of delays and rivals
