More quotes by Dalai Lama XIV

"Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures."
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."
"There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster."
"Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek."
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."