"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection."

Rating:

  rate this quote
Topic: none  help us select a topic for this quote

More quotes from: Buddha

• "A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A ..."
• "All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man ..."
• "All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever ..."
• "All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? "
• "Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. "
• "An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea ..."
• "An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a ..."
• "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if ..."
• "Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. "
• "Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. "
• "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind ..."
• "Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does ..."
• "Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many ..."
• "Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. "
• "Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. "
• "He is able who thinks he is able. "
• "He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and ..."
• "He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no ..."
• "Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. "
• "Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing ..."
• "However many holy words you read,However many you speak,What good will they do youIf you ..."
• "I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but ..."

• "I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. "
• "In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the ..."
• "In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out ..."
• "It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to ..."
• "It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory ..."
• "It is better to travel well than to arrive. "
• "Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. "
• "Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and ..."
• "Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, ..."
• "On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light ..."
• "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. "
• "Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of ..."
• "The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground. "
• "The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one ..."
• "The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the ..."
• "The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood. "
• "The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never ..."
• "The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through ..."
• "The world, indeed, is like a dream and the treasures of the world are an ..."
• "There are five things which no one is able to accomplish in this world: first, ..."
• "There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going ..."

• "There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is ..."
• "Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. "
• "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the ..."
• "Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. "
• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a ..."
• "To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to ..."
• "To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the ..."
• "Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity ..."
• "Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good. "
• "We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shaped by selfless ..."
• "We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our ..."
• "What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of ..."
• "What we think, we become. "
• "Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and ..."
• "When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds ..."
• "Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering ..."
• "Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. "
• "You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. "
• "Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself ..."