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Belief
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
-Buddha
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Evil
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"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."
-Buddha
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Fear
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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
-Buddha
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Friends
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"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."
-Buddha
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Gratitude
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"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
-Buddha
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Happiness
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"To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance."
-Buddha
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Hate
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
-Buddha
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Identity
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
-Buddha
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Knowledge
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Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.
-Buddha
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Past, the
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"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."
-Buddha
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"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
-Buddha
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Salvation
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Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.
-Buddha
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Self-love
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"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."
-Buddha
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Thought
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"We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world."
-Buddha
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Words
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Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.
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Books by and about Buddha
