Just give food without showing affection, [animals] might not get sort of 100% satisfaction. So they also, you see, when we human beings, we show affection, the poor animal also respond to us.
Dalai LamaI have found that the greatest degree of inner peace comes from cultivating love and compassion.
Dalai LamaThe person who received maximum affection from mother, that person also sort of cultivated the potential showing affection to others.
Dalai LamaFriends, genuine friends, have much more to do with whether we have a warm heart, not money or power.
Dalai LamaIt seems to me that self confidence and the ability to stand one's ground are essential if we want to succeed in life. I am not talking of stupid self-assurance but of an awareness of our inner potential, a certainty that we can always correct our behavior, improve ourselves, enrich ourselves, and that things are never hopeless
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