Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.

I never had any desire to defend myself, and never did I seriously think about it.

Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians - you are not like him.

If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. 

I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason - to protect the old Dalai Lama tradition. It is safer without political involvement.

I wear the national dress because it is the most natural and the most becoming for an Indian.

When we look back on all the perils through which we have passed and at the mighty foes that we have laid low and all the dark and deadly designs that we have frustrated, why should we fear for our future? We have come safely through the worst. 

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

Our judgments when we are pleased and friendly are not the same as when we are pained and hostile.

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.