Buddha
Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, was an asceticand sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE...
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indian-leader wicked
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
chaos indian-leader inherent strive
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
death fear lived
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
free indian-leader surely
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
adversity indian-leader
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
behavior clinging midst pass people piece proper
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
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The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
salvation truth
I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
indian-leader people
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
anger begun instant
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
anxious beauty charms desires exhibit form men rob whether woman
A woman of the world is anxious to exhibit her form and shape, whether walking, standing, sitting, or sleeping. Even when represented as a picture, she desires to captivate with the charms of her beauty and, thus, to rob men of their steadfast heart.
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Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.