Gautama Buddha Quotes About Enemies

• More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.

  Gautama Buddha

  Attitude, Hate, Mind

• Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Buddhism, Pride

• It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

  Gautama Buddha

  Motivational, Positive, Inspiring

• Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Life, Buddhist

  Gautama Buddha (2016). “Zen Dogs”, p.126, Mango Media Inc.

• He who walks in the company of fools suffers much. Company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful. Company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinfolk.

  Gautama Buddha

  Wise, Buddhist, Enemy

• For soon the body is discarded, Then what does it feel? A useless log of wood, it lies on the ground, Then what does it know? Your worst enemy cannot harm you As much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, No one can help you as much, Not even your father or your mother.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mother, Lying, Father

• Your enemy can be your greatest teacher.

  Gautama Buddha

  Teacher, Enemy

• Your worst enemy is your best teacher.

  Gautama Buddha

  Teacher, Worst Enemy, Enemy

• An outside enemy exists only if there is anger
  inside.

  Gautama Buddha

  Enemy, Anger Inside, Ifs

• Your greatest weapon is your enemy's mind

  Gautama Buddha

  Mind, Enemy, Weapons

• The fool is his own enemy. Seeking wealth, he destroys himself. Seek rather the other shore.

  Gautama Buddha

  Enemy, Fool, Wealth

• Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.

  Gautama Buddha

  Life, Worst Enemy, Mindfulness

• Whatever the hateful do to the hateful, or an enemy to an enemy, worse is the harm of a misguided mind directed at oneself.

  Gautama Buddha

  Buddhist, Mind, Enemy

• By your own folly you will be brought as low as your worst enemy wishes.

  Gautama Buddha

  Worst Enemy, Wish, Lows

• Overcoming yourself is better than overcoming a million enemies in battle.

  Gautama Buddha

  Enemy, Battle, Overcoming

• Whatever an enemy might do to an enemy, or a foe to a foe, the ill-directed mind can do to you even worse.

  Gautama Buddha

  Mind, Enemy, Might

• Rage is a powerful energy that with diligent practice can be transformed into fierce compassion. However much we disagree with our enemies, our task is to identify with them. They too feel justified in their point of view.

  Gautama Buddha

  Powerful, Compassion, Views

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