Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
~ Buddha - [Self-esteem]

He is not the same, nor is he another.
~ Buddha - [Spirit and Spirituality]

You cannot travel on the path until you become the path itself.
~ Buddha - [Spirit and Spirituality]

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
~ Buddha - [Thoughts and Thinking]

As the Fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
~ Buddha - [Thoughts and Thinking]

Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness.
~ Buddha - [Thoughts and Thinking]

We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them.
~ Buddha - [Thoughts and Thinking]

We are what we think. All that we are arises With our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world.
~ Buddha - [Thoughts and Thinking]

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
~ Buddha - [Thoughts and Thinking]

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.
~ Buddha - [Value]

Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.
~ Buddha - [Vigilance]

They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma.
~ Buddha - [Violence]

'He insulted me, he cheated me, he beat me, he robbed me' -- those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
~ Buddha - [Peace]

A jug fills drop by drop.
~ Buddha - [Perseverance]

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.
~ Buddha - [Present]

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.
~ Buddha - [Purpose]

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
~ Buddha - [Resentment]

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
~ Buddha - [Rewards]

On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.
~ Buddha - [Life and Living]

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a shadow, a drop of dew, a flash of lightning.
~ Buddha - [Life and Living]