“He abused me, he struck me, he overcame me, he robbed me' -- in those who do not harbor such thoughts hatred will cease.”

—  Gautama Buddha

1.3-4; as translated by Radhakrishnan.
Source: Pali Canon, Sutta Pitaka, Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection), Dhammapada

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "He abused me, he struck me, he overcame me, he robbed me' -- in those who do not harbor such thoughts hatred will cease." by Gautama Buddha?
Gautama Buddha photo
Gautama Buddha121
philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism -563–-483 BC

Related quotes

Richelle Mead photo

“He leaned closer to me and then seemed shocked as he realized what he was doing.

"Why would you do that? Why would you do that for me?”

Richelle Mead book The Golden Lily

Source: The Golden Lily

Franz Kafka photo

“What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream.”

Franz Kafka book The Metamorphosis

Source: The Metamorphosis

Karen Marie Moning photo

“He pulls me around and kisses me. "You're Mac," he says. "And I'm Jericho. And nothing else matters. Never will. You exist in a place that is beyond all rules for me. Do you understand that?"
I do.
Jericho Barrons just told me he loves me.”

Karen Marie Moning (1964) author

Source: Shadowfever

Indíra Gándhí photo

“My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people; those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”

Indíra Gándhí (1917–1984) Indian politician and Prime Minister

Bob Dylan photo

“I've been deceived by the clown inside of me. I thought that he was righteous but he's vain.”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

Song lyrics, Biograph (1985), Abandoned Love (recorded 1975)

“He'd threatened me so many times. I thought he was so crazy he could hire a hit man to come get me anytime.”

Margaret Keane (1927) American artist

2014, Cited by Jesse Hamlin

“Dead, cold quiet, until he walked up. He looked at me… he walked past me and then I heard in my head. It said, 'Do it, do it, do it,' over and over again.”

Mark Chapman (1955) American assassin

Mark Chapman on his motive. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2310873.stm

“Zach, we have to stop her!"
But Zach just held me. He looked at me with shock and awe and just a little bit of wonder. In spite of everything, I thought that he might laugh.
"Gallagher Girl," he told me, "youthe school.”

Ally Carter (1974) American writer

Source: United We Spy

“He’s doing this because he cares for me? Well if almost killing me is his way of expressing care, then I absolutely fear the instance when he ever decides to express love.”

Amos Yee (1998) blogger

Wordpress Postings

Related topics