"Live like a mighty river."
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Gautama Buddha quotes (page 46 of 59)
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"Those who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed; and are not ashamed of what they ought to be - such men, embracing erroneous views, enter the woeful path."
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"If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind."
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"As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds."
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"Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud."
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"Full of love for all things in the world, practicing virtue, in order to benefit others, this man alone is happy."
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"Just as gold is burnt, cut and rubbed, Examine my words carefully and Do not accept them simply out of respect"
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"The Ill-directed mind can do to you even worse"
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"Remember, the greatest gift to give people your enlightenment, to share it. It has to be the greatest."
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"You, as much as anyone in the universe, deserve your love and respect."
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"Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for blows will touch thee."
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"Little by little a person becomes evil, as a water pot is filled by drops of water... Little by little a person becomes good, as a water pot is filled by drops of water."
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"Joyously participate in the sorrows of others."
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"When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself."
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"Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like) ; fletchers bend the arrow ; carpenters bend a log of wood ; wise people fashion themselves."
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"Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame."
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"Do not vainly lament, but do wonder at the rule of transiency and learn from it the emptiness of human life. Do not cherish to unworthy desire that the changeable might become unchanging."
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"Fill your mind with compassion."
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"Live in joy and love even among those who hate; live in joy and peace even among the troubled."
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"For all mortals, birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering."
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