Today is a celebration of Buddha’s birthday in Hong Kong. And here’s a collection of the shortest but very inspiring quotes by Buddha. Each one seems so simple, yet is so deep.

1. You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.
2. What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.
3. Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
4. Until he has unconditional and unbiased love for all beings, man will not find peace.
5. We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
6. Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.
7. Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.
8. It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
9. Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
10. Live every act fully, as if it were your last.

Do you have a favorite Buddha quote, or any other short inspiring quote to share?

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