Dalai Lama

• I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.

• Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

• If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

• The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

• If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.

• For the individual, one truth or one religion is essential, [...] it is very important to make clear that all religious traditions have the same message: love, compassion and contentment.

• The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.

• Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

• Spend some time alone every day.

• Do not confuse peace of mind with spaced-out insensitivity. A truly peaceful mind is very sensitive, very aware.