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"It is better to conquer oneself than to win a thousand battles."

— Buddha

Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.

Not a Stoic. Buddha is classed as Contemplative & Other: Voices from outside the Greco-Roman tradition, included here for reflection. These are not Stoic in origin.

More quotes from Buddha

• "There is only one time that is essential to awaken. That time is now."
• "The mind is everything. You become what you think."

All Buddha quotes

More from the Contemplative & Other collection

• "Success consists of going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."
  — Winston Churchill
• "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."
  — Chinese Proverb
• "Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
  — John F. Kennedy

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