1,545 Quotes by Dalai Lama

In some respects I have been the most unlucky because I have spent more time living as a refugee outside my country than I have spent in Tibet. On the other hand, it has been very rewarding for me to live in a democracy and to learn about the world in a way that we Tibetans had never known before.

Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can. Anger is our real enemy.

In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.

More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.

Scientists are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.

We need to teach people that the environment has a direct bearing on our own benefit.

No material object, however beautiful or valuable, can make us feel loved, because our deeper identity and true character lie in the subjective nature of the mind.

Self confidence plays an important part in every aspect of man's life.

I am confident that the next century will be better than this one.