675 Quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

If you concern yourself mainly with others, the broader your thinking becomes, and life’s inevitable difficulties disturb you less.

People assume that happiness stems from collecting things outside of yourself, whereas true happiness stems from removing things from inside of yourself.

The essence of all religions is love, compassion and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. No matter whether you are learned or not, whether you believe in the next life or not, whether you believe in God or Buddha or some other religion or not, in day-to-day life you must be a kind person.

We share the earth not only with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures.

There is nothing I can’t live without. I learned this attitude when I was a child.

War is out of date, obsolete.

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.

The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.

A sense of contentment is a key factor for attaining happiness.