Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. 

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

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

Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

By common endeavour we can raise the country to a new greatness, while a lack of unity will expose us to fresh calamities.

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment.

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it. 

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.