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The Dalai Lama has some very insightful verses. I've gathered my favorite quotes from the Tibetan leader about a variety of topics such as love, compassion..

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"We need a little more compassion, and if we cannot have it then no politician or even a magician can save the planet."
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"Remember that calmness and compassion are an important part of living a fruitful, positive human life."
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"But without patient endurance, even the smallest thing becomes unbearable A lot depends on our attitude."
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The world's major religious traditions all give the development of compassion a key role.
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The ultimate way to solve human problems is with nonviolence.
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and we can avoid the grave sin of casting aside any religious teaching.
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"If one analyses carefully, one finds that troublemakers are definitely not happy."
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"So the extent to which people will like us naturally depends on how much, or how little, we think of others' good."
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"Cultivating a close, warm-hearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease."
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Similarly it is the blissful experience of emptiness induced by sexual desire that dissolves the force of sexual impulses.
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If you are the sort of person who always speaks nicely in front of others but says nasty things about them behind their backs...
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From a believer's point of view I do have some special relationship with some higher beings.
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"...critical faculty to discern the real meaning by checking the teachings of Buddha; and interest and commitment, which mean enthusiasm."
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"We can see it in terms of a lack of awareness, as well as an active misconstruing of reality."
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"He or she will know how to find the right balance, without asking for too much, and know how to say: I have a camera, that's enough."
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"That will help change your family. From there it just gets bigger and bigger. Everything we do has some effect, some impact."
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"I would like, on behalf of the Tibetans in and outside Tibet, to sincerely thank our supporters and friends."
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"Ignorance is the source of hatred, and the way to get rid of ignorance is realization."
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"Irrespective of whether we believe in God or karma, moral ethics is a code which everyone is able to pursue."
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What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.
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