Buddha quotes

c. 563 BC–c. 483 BC · Indian teacher, founder of Buddhism

Siddhartha Gautama left no writings; his teachings were memorised and written down centuries later. We quote the Dhammapada in Max Müller's 1881 translation — and flag the many modern self-help lines that wear his name.

2 real · 1 not theirs

Really theirs

2 quotes traced to Buddha's own work or a reliable witness.

Sourced

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

Source: Dhammapada, v. 1, tr. Max Müller

Sourced

Hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love.

Source: Dhammapada, v. 5, tr. Max Müller

Not theirs

1 famous lines credited to Buddha that are misquoted, unsourced or belong to someone else.

Not theirs

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.

Actually: Not in any Buddhist scripture. It is a modern paraphrase loosely based on a commentary by Buddhaghosa (5th century).