Dalai Lama (14th)

"There is a saying in Tibetan that at the door of a happy man you will find no poverty."

"Compassion is the ultimate source of meaning in life."

"Sleep is the best meditation."

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind."

"If we want real peace in this world, we should start celebrating our diversity instead of condemning it."

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

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

"Developing compassion is not really about being nice. It is about learning that my existence is connected to everyone else's."

"When you engage in actual fighting, in a real situation, you tend to aim for the survival of your community."

"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in one's own life follows."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."

"Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or atheist, to whatever family one belongs, actually to whatever country one belongs, if one has peace in one's mind, one has peace."

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness."

"I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want suffering."

"Violence is the weapon of the weak."

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

"Feel grateful for what you have and you will find more to be grateful for. Lack of gratitude is the source of all problems."

"The main purpose of science is to relieve the suffering of human beings."

"Many people are interested in imitating the external forms of monastic life, but this misses the essential point."

"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."

"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."

"Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."

"Our human existence is a priceless gift and a unique opportunity for growth and development."

"The things that we fear most are the things we need to do most."

"Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is kind is loved by all."

"Regardless of what others do or say, if I maintain compassion, truth and honesty in my heart, I will be fine."

"Anger destroys our only real advantage: human intelligence. Guns and bombs are not as powerful as human compassion."

"Knowledge must come through experience. You cannot get wisdom just by reading books."

"The ultimate goal of the spiritual path is to realize that who you truly are is infinite."