If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.
DALAI LAMAIt is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.
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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
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Love is the absence of judgment.
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Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.
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If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it.
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The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
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A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering.
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Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.
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Irrespective of whether we are believers or agnostics, whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue.
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We all aspire to happiness and we all shun suffering.
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Wherever you have friends that’s your country, and wherever you receive love, that’s your home.
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Every person has the same right as we do to be happy and not to suffer.
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Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility.
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Take care of others wholeheartedly, of both our friends and our enemies. This is the basis for true compassion.
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Sometimes when I meet old friends, it reminds me how quickly time passes.
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Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.
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