Dalai Lama on mistake
Dalai Lama96 quotes“Time passes unhindered. When we make mistakes, we cannot turn the clock back and try again. All we can do is use the present well.”
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People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Happiness doesn’t always come from a pursuit. Sometimes it comes when we least expect it.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama All suffering is caused by ignorance.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama True change is within; leave the outside as it is.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The way to change others’ minds is with affection, and not anger.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Whether one is rich or poor, educated or illiterate, religious or nonbelieving, man or woman, black, white, or brown, we are all the same.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama An eye for an eye. We are all blind.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The very purpose of our life is to seek happiness.
Dalai LamaDalai 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 LamaDalai Lama An open heart is an open mind.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama If I am only happy for myself, many fewer chances for happiness. If I am happy when good things happen to other people, billions more chances to be happy!
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But she’s not like the others; that’s where you made your first mistake.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton One must not mistake majority for truth.
Jean CocteauJean Cocteau Let go of the mistakes you once made. Forgive yourself for making them. Just like you forgive your friends when they make a mistake.
Anand ThakurAnand Thakur A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding.
Bob DylanBob Dylan I know I’m probably much too late to try and apologize for my mistakes.
Bruno MarsBruno Mars There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life.
Kazuo IshiguroKazuo Ishiguro Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.
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