Dalai Lama (14th)

"The very purpose of spirituality is to discipline yourself so as to bring happiness to others."

"Study and practice without dogmatism, but with an open mind."

"I classify not religions but people."

"Every moment of our life, we are either moving toward or away from our potential."

"Animals are sentient beings. More compassion toward them is necessary."

"Education should develop in each human being the sense of absolute values, not merely the practical things which make for success."

"Take into account that great love and great achievement involve great risk."

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

"The more someone pursues status and accumulates wealth, the further away he or she gets from inner happiness."

"If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another."

"A disciplined mind is a fertile mind that can generate solutions to any problem."

"Anger and hatred are his real enemies, who rob him of his sleep and peace of mind."

"I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion."

"It is a time when we must strive to restore the meaning of life, the meaning of love, the meaning of compassion."

"Do not assume that you are helping when you offer material assistance, unless there is genuine care for the other being."

"Compassion can be put into practice if we train our hearts and minds."

"The experience of the individual is too small a unit by which to measure the importance of an action."

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

"We need to educate people that animals are not ours to do whatever we please with."

"Modern problems require modern solutions rooted in ancient wisdom."

"The seed of suffering is in the seed of thinking."

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

"We are always being tested by life. We have to be ready to face challenges with courage and resilience."

"Wealth is supposed to be a means not an end in itself."

"Through technology, we can communicate instantly across the globe, yet we remain disconnected from our deepest humanity."

"Music is the universal language of peace and harmony."

"Forgiveness is not a sign of weakness but the greatest strength."

"Adventure lies in continuous learning and questioning our assumptions."

"The imagination is the beginning of creation; with it, we envision a better world."

"Loneliness is not found in being alone, but in feeling disconnected from others."