You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation of individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human be

I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

Do not cry, new wishes, new dreams will take place. The unspent years of joy will happen and there will be no sorrow left.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements are rather of the nature of universals, whereas those of history are singulars.

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.