Quotes from Dalai Lama

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

China has to go along with world trends. That's democracy, liberty, individual freedom. China sooner or later has to go that way. It cannot go backward.

Smile if you want a smile from another face.

When I meet people from other cultures I know that they too want happiness and do not want suffering, this allows me to see them as brothers and sisters.

Spend 5 minutes at the beginning of each day remembering we all want the same things (to be happy and be loved) and we are all connected to one another.

To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.

Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.

Once your mind is calm and full of love, there is no room for hatred or fear. Others will trust you because of your open heart.

Only through kindness and love can peace of mind be achieved.

All religions try to benefit people, with the same basic message of the need for love and compassion, for justice and honesty, for contentment.

Because the existing education system is oriented towards materialistic goals we need to pay special attention to inner values such as tolerance, forgiveness, love and compassion.

I have found that the greatest degree of inner peace comes from cultivating love and compassion.

I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.

If you are showing love to your fellow human beings, you are showing love to your God.

Love is wanting others to be happy.

The truly good gaze upon everything with love and understanding.

Meet hostility and suspicion with kindness. Helping others out of love is always the best option.

One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come.

I am just one human being.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, 'Oh yes - I already have everything that I really need.'

I have no trouble sleeping.

Out of 6 billion humans, the troublemakers are just a handful.

One thing I want to make clear, as far as my own rebirth is concerned, the final authority is myself and no one else, and obviously not China's Communists.

The egotistical ambition to always want to earn more money harms both the company and the individual himself. That is the biggest weakness of many managers - the financial crisis has proven this.