Buddhist Sayings ☸️ in 2025

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

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

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

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.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

You can only lose what you cling to.

Live every act fully, as if it were your last. Click to tweet

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

Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.