Top 1200 Wise Buddhist Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

We are placed in the genus of Homo, which is Latin for man - Homo sapiens: supposedly wise men. I sometimes think - wonder - whether we really are wise men.

Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.

Imagine the wisdom to be passed down from the classical Buddhist texts.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

A lot of people believe that when you are Buddhist, you are the Dalai Lama. I'm certainly not.

For 10 years, I'd been working as a freelance writer and editor, making money but not a living. It was a good arrangement family-wise, allowing me to stay home with our daughter, but not so great financially or, sometimes, ego-wise.

We actually try our best to be non-biased, but for me, that was the best movie ["Sicario"], filmmaking-wise and storytelling-wise, and connected to me the most. I thought it was great.

I practice Buddhist philosophy and contemplation but I don't know if I'm more of anything.

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise without really being wise, for it is to think that we know what we do not know.

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.

It is possible that a wise and good man may be prevailed on to game; but it is impossi?ble that a professed gamester should be a wise and good man.

From a Buddhist perspective, it is incorrect to always assume that we know what is best.

Unfortunately, however, I have too many desires to make a good Buddhist.

Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them

Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.

I knew a Buddhist once, and I've hated myself ever since.

Advanced Buddhist Yoga is the art of altering your karmic patterns.

The wise who control their body, who control their tongue, the wise who control their mind, are indeed well controlled.

Whenever anyone, Buddhist or not, sees a Temple or an image of Buddha they receive blessings.

One of the things that kills Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness.

I wore the gold for some reasons. One, as a Christian.When Jesus was born wise men bring him gold.No wise man brought bling. Bling is not in The Bible.

I was raised Church of England but I love the Buddhist philosophy, it's very powerful, non-violent.

Do not speak unless you can improve on silence, said a Buddhist sage.

Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.

I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.'

To be wise use three languages: think well, feel well and do well. And to be wise allow yourselves to be surprised by the love of God. That will guarantee a good life.

But for the wise, it says in the Bible: when a wise man hears wisdom, he reacts. When a fool hears it, his acts are folly. If you wanna be a fool, help yourself, it's not my problem.

Shambhala is a Buddhist tradition with its own unique view and approach.

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.

In 'Seven Years In Tibet,' I played a Buddhist. But I'm not religious at all, really.

Bed and Breakfasts are really, really hard to run. You're the first one up and the last one to go to bed. You know, it really tested our strength. We became stronger from it - the whole experience from, you know, learning about it, sort of investing wise - money-wise, business-wise and then just pushing yourself. You know, it takes a lot of work to run a Bed and Breakfast. And then with a brand new baby, it triples.

The Buddhist expresses it in one way, the Christian in another, but both say the same: We are all one.

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first wisdoms. So acknowledging foolishness is always a very important and powerful experience. The phenomenal world can be perceived and seen properly if we see it from the perspective of being a fool. There is very little distance between being a fool and being wise; they are extremely close. When we are really, truly fools, when we actually acknowledge our foolishness, then we are way ahead. We are not even in the process of becoming wise — we are already wise.

I think my Buddhist practice has a profound influence on my life and encompasses my creative projects.

A wise man should so write (though in words understood by all men) that wise men only should be able to commend him.

Sometimes I feel like Leonard Cohen when he went off to become a Buddhist.

In honesty you have to admit to a wise man that prayer is not for the wise, not for the prudent, not for the sophisticated. Instead it is for those who recognize that in face of their deepest needs, all their wisdom is quite helpless. It is for those who are willing to persist in doing something that is both childish and crucial.

I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.

Fools rush in, where wise men never go, But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?

I am interested in suffering and, in particular, the Buddhist idea that in pain, you can find beauty.

He's a Catholic, a Hindy, an atheist, a Chein, a Buddhist, a Baptist and a Jew, and he knows, he shouldn't kill.

To educate the wise man, the State exists; and with the appearance of the wise man, the State expires. The appearance of charactermakes the state unnecessary. The wise man is the State.

Wise people listen to wise instruction, especially instruction from the Word of God.

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

My mom's actually a Buddhist. My dad's a Christian and he was a Muslim, but he converted to Christianity.

Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.

I used a lot of pancake makeup and a prayer, and a Buddhist chant.

If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries.

Marvelous oriental pace he's got, just like a Buddhist statue.

Obviously it's difficult not to compare one record success-wise, or sales-wise, or whatever, but I think you're always going to have moments - whatever record you've got - of insecurity.

Love works in miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and stretching the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favouring the passions, destroying reason, and in a word, turning everything topsy-turvy.

It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war.

I would say that the West is very young, it's very corrupt. We're not very wise. And I think we're hopeful that there is a place that is ancient and wise and open and filled with light.

Buddha was not a Christian, but Jesus would have made a good Buddhist.

Your fans, they count on you to make wise decisions and wise choices. That's why they're your fan base. If you continually let them down, they're going to go find someone else to be fans of.

If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good.

There's so much more that I want to do. Of course it's great what has happened so far: Ultra, Coachella, EDC. But still, production-wise and show-wise, I'd love to play a show at Madison Square Garden. Stuff like that is beyond my imagination.