It is our enemies who provide us with the challenge we need to develop the qualities of tolerance, patience and compassion.

I believe that the time has come for women to take more active roles in all domains of human society, in an age in which education and the capacities of the mind, not physical strength, define leadership. This could help create a more equitable and compassionate society.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

To combat hatred directed toward a person, a Buddhist cultivates loving kindness toward that person.

I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend [with dignity, with honor].

When you talk you are only repeating something you already know. But, if you listen you may learn something new.

We had a rule in Tibet that anyone proposing a new invention had to guarentee that it was beneficial, or at least harmless, for seven generations of humans before it could be adopted.