Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

Even as a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

The root of suffering is attachment.

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

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.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

The greatest wealth is health.

What we think, we become.