Dalai Lama
- Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
- By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.
- Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.
- Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, but they also undermine our health.
- Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
- Genuine love should first be directed at oneself; if we do not love ourselves, how can we love others?
- Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly derives from inner attitudes.
- Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
- Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.
- Happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.
- I believe that we are fundamentally the same and have the same basic potential.
- I defeat my enemies when I make them my friends.
- I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
- If we have a positive mental attitude, then even when surrounded by hostility, we shall not lack inner peace.
- If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
- In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
- It is difficult to achieve a spirit of genuine cooperation as long as people remain indifferent to the feelings and happiness of others.
- It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.
- Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
- Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.
- Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
- Love and compassion open our own inner life, reducing stress, distrust and loneliness.
- Love is the absence of judgment.
- More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.
- People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
- Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.
- Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
- See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.
- Silence is sometimes the best answer
- Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
- The key to transforming our hearts and minds is to have an understanding of how our thoughts and emotions work.
- The more you are motivated by Love, The more Fearless & Free your action will be.
- The most important thing is transforming our minds, for a new way of thinking, a new outlook: we should strive to develop a new inner world.
- The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.
- There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
- To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.
- When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.
- When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
- When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.
- With the realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.