Dhammapada Quotes

“Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.”

“While a man desires a woman,His mind is boundAs closely as a calf to its mother.As you would pluck an autumn lily,Pluck the arrow of desire.”

“I shall live here in the rains,There in winter,Elsewhere in summer," muses the fool,Not aware of the nearness of death.”

“Animosity does not eradicate animosity. Only by loving kindness is animosity dissolved. This law is ancient and eternal. (attributed to Buddha)”

“In the village, a sage should go about Like a bee, which, not harmingFlower, colour or scent, Flies off with the nectar.”

“But the scent of the good is blown against the wind: A good man perfumes all directions.”

“Yellow leaves hang on your tree of life. The messengers of death are waiting. You are going to travel far away. Have you any provisions for the journey?”

“If he makes himself as good as he tells others to be, then he in truth can teach others. Difficult indeed is self-control.”

“All beings tremble before danger, all fear death. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.”

“O let us live in joy, in love among those who hate! Among men who hate, let us live in love.”