Dalai Lama Quotes

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Dalai Lama

July 6 , 1935 – Present

Dalai Lama is a Tibetan spiritual leader. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

101 quotes in this collection

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

"Happiness is not about having money or power, it's about achieving inner peace."

-- Dalai Lama

"Happiness is not about having money or power, it's about achieving inner peace."

-- Dalai Lama

"When you lose, don't lose the lesson."

-- Dalai Lama

"When you lose, don't lose the lesson."

-- Dalai Lama

"Smile if you want a smile from another face."

-- Dalai Lama

"Smile if you want a smile from another face."

-- Dalai Lama

"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds."

-- Dalai Lama

"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds."

-- Dalai Lama

"Spend some time alone every day."

-- Dalai Lama

"Spend some time alone every day."

-- Dalai Lama

"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."

-- Dalai Lama

"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."

-- Dalai Lama

"To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle."

-- Dalai Lama

"To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle."

-- Dalai Lama

"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."

-- Dalai Lama

"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."

-- Dalai Lama

"A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage."

-- Dalai Lama

"A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage."

-- 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."

-- 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."

-- Dalai Lama

"Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before."

-- Dalai Lama

"Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before."

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

"An open heart is an open mind."

-- Dalai Lama

"An open heart is an open mind."

-- Dalai Lama

"Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other."

-- Dalai Lama

"Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other."

-- Dalai Lama

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."

-- Dalai Lama

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

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

-- Dalai Lama

"Sleep is the best meditation."

-- Dalai Lama

"Sleep is the best meditation."

-- Dalai Lama

"Love is the absence of judgment."

-- Dalai Lama

"Love is the absence of judgment."

-- Dalai Lama

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

-- Dalai Lama

"Silence is sometimes the best answer."

-- Dalai Lama

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Who is Dalai Lama? +

Dalai Lama is a Tibetan spiritual leader. Their most powerful quotes on life, success and human nature are collected here for daily inspiration and reflection.

What is Dalai Lama's most famous quote? +

One of Dalai Lama's most widely shared quotes is: "I am just one human being.".

What did Dalai Lama say about peace? +

On peace, Dalai Lama said: "We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.".

What did Dalai Lama say about growth? +

On growth, Dalai Lama said: "The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.".

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Dalai Lama's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Peace, Growth, Happiness, Love into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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