14th Dalai Lama quotes

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
- 14th Dalai Lama

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
- 14th Dalai Lama

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Silence is sometimes the best answer.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.
- 14th Dalai Lama

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
- 14th Dalai Lama

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
- 14th Dalai Lama

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.
- 14th Dalai Lama

All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.
- 14th Dalai Lama

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
- 14th Dalai Lama

Love is the absence of judgment.
- 14th Dalai Lama

The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your action will be.
- 14th Dalai Lama