The Buddha is not a person but a (state of) realization to which anyone can attain.
Swami VivekanandaPut God behind everything-human beings, animals, food, and work. Make this a habit.
Swami VivekanandaA nation is not to be judged by its weaklings called the wicked, as they are only the weeds which lag behind, but by the good, the noble, and the pure, who indicate the national life current flowing clear and vigorous.
Swami Vivekananda