In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.  

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.

One can quite understand vegetarianism. One can quite understand meat-eating. But it is difficult to understand why a person who is a flesh-eater should object to one kind of flesh, namely cow's flesh. This is an anomaly which call for explanation.

The negligence of a few could easily send a ship to the bottom, but if it has the wholehearted cooperation of all on board it can be safely brought to part.

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: then it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.

We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.

Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The Dalai Lama is just a temporal leader of Tibet.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

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

Our consistent effort towards the development of a nation can make the whole country proud all over the world, but the lack of teamwork can surely make us familiar with huge disasters.