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.

— Gautama Buddha

All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?

— Gautama Buddha

All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.

— Gautama Buddha

All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependent-arising. All phenomena do not inherently exist because of being dependently imputed.

— Gautama Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts and made up of our thoughts. If a man speak or act with an evil thought, suffering follows him as the wheel follows the hoof of the beast that draws the wagon.... If a man speak or act with a good thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.

— Gautama Buddha

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

— Gautama Buddha

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

— Gautama Buddha

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise, you will miss most of your life.

— Gautama Buddha

Attachment leads to suffering.

— Gautama Buddha

Bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya:For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.

— Gautama Buddha