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Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

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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

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Notre but principal dans cette vie est d'aider les autres. Et si vous ne pouvez pas les aider, au moins ne leur faites pas de mal.

German
Unser Hauptzweck in diesem Leben ist es, anderen zu helfen. Und wenn Sie ihnen nicht helfen können, verletzen Sie zumindest andere nicht.




See also 

See also...



One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Learning to love is why we are here.

Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.

Everyone has the right to happiness, but nobody has the right to destroy the happiness of others.

Life's most persistent and urgent question is: “What are you doing for others?”

The maxim of mercy is this: when you are unable to love, at least cease to hate.

Have I done a neighbourly act? I am thereby benefited.




Quotes for: life


Quotes

Quotes about life:


As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.





Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





There is more to life than increasing its speed.





To live means to love, but above all, to love life.





Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.











Quotes for: others


Quotes

Quotes about others:


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.





Let the other side be heard as well.
Seneca / 





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.











Quotes

Quotes for: help


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.





Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.





People must help one another it is nature's law.





Help yourself and heaven will help you.





What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.











Quotes

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


Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.





In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.





When you lose, don't lose the lesson.





Tolerance is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.





We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share.





Everyone has the right to happiness, but nobody has the right to destroy the happiness of others.












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