Some quotes from
Speaking Tree by Gautam Buddha.
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Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
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An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea
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I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done
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There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now
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Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes
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Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine
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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow
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The point of the teachings is to control your own mind. Restrain your mind from greed, and you will keep your body right, your mind pure and your words faithful. Always thinking of the transiency of your life, you will be able to desist from greed and anger and will be able to avoid all evils.
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Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals
