A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith. 

As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there is no use. 

I don't believe in death, neither in flesh nor in spirit.

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.

I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.