Gautama Buddha on enemy
Gautama Buddha100 quotes“It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.”
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Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha He is able who thinks he is able.
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Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha Friendship is the only cure for hatred, the only guarantee of peace.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha There isn’t enough darkness in all the world to snuff out the light of one little candle.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha Three things can not hide for long: the Moon, the Sun and the Truth.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha Purity or impurity depends on oneself, No one can purify another.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha It is in a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that leads him to evil ways.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha Be a lamp unto yourself. Work out your liberation with diligence.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. a man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
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But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink It is a great evil for a Chief of a nation to be born the enemy of the freedom whose defender he should be.
Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau Judge your enemy based upon capabilities, not intent, you have to look at the enemy and really almost make a worst case call every time.
Norman SchwarzkopfNorman Schwarzkopf A very great man once said you should love your enemies and that’s not a bad piece of advice. We can love them but, by God, that doesn’t mean we’re not going to fight them.
Norman SchwarzkopfNorman Schwarzkopf Man’s highest joy is in victory: to conquer one’s enemies; to pursue them; to deprive them of their possessions; to make their beloved weep; to ride on their horses; and to embrace their wives and daughters.
Genghis KhanGenghis Khan Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Jack CanfieldJack Canfield It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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