Top 25 Dalai Lama Quotes

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1. "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

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2. "The way to change others’ minds is with affection, and not anger."

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3. "Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."

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4. "In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher."

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5. "We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves."

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6. "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

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7. "Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."

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8. "Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality."

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9. "Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay."

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10. "An open heart is an open mind.”

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11. "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

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12. "There is a saying in Tibetan, β€˜Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster."

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13. "My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."

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14. "The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred."

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15. "Choose to be optimisticβ€”it feels better."

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16. "Anger or hatred is like a fisherman’s hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it."

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17. "If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding."

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18. "Someone else’s action should not determine your response."

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19. "Silence is sometimes the best answer."

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20. "The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness."

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21. "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

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22. "Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck."

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23. "When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways–either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength."

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24. "It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view."

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25. "Our ancient experience confirms at every point that everything is linked together, everything is inseparable."

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