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Biography - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama :

Tenzin Gyatso born Lhamo Dhondup,14th Dalai Lama. Nobel Peace Prize (1989).
Born: 1935
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: China
China

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama


Note 

Note



It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Dans la pratique de la tolérance, l’ennemi est le meilleur professeur.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14e Dalaï-Lama

German
Im Ausüben von Toleranz ist der Feind der beste Lehrer.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14. Dalai Lama



See also 

See also...



If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
Noam Chomsky

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Carl Gustav Jung - Memories, Dreams, Reflections

Love your Enemies, for they tell you your faults.
Benjamin Franklin



Quotes for: tolerance


Quotes

Quotes about tolerance:


Love truth, but pardon error.
Voltaire - Discourse in Verse on Man - on Freedom / 





What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
Voltaire - Philosophical Dictionary / 





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Robert Green Ingersoll / 





Tolerance should really only be a passing attitude: it should lead to appreciation. To tolerate is to offend.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Maxims and Reflections / 





Tolerance is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





The golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration, seeing that we will never all think alike and we shall always see Truth in fragment and from different points of vision.
Mahatma Gandhi / 






All about tolerance...




Quotes for: enemy


Quotes

Quotes for: enemy


The best is the enemy of good.
Voltaire - Philosophical Dictionary / 





Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
Isaac Newton / 





If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
Nelson Mandela / 





Privilege is the greatest enemy of right.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach / 





Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes.
Antisthenes / 





Opponents often need each other more than friends, for without wind, the mills won't run.
Hermann Hesse / 






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Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama also said...


Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





Tolerance is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 





Everyone has the right to happiness, but nobody has the right to destroy the happiness of others.
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama  / 







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