Dalai Lama on compassion
Dalai Lama96 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
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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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Dalai LamaDalai Lama We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.
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Dalai LamaDalai Lama The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
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Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
Malcolm XMalcolm X True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
Martin Luther King JrMartin Luther King Jr There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
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Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao TzuLao Tzu A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.
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