The duty of rhetoric is to deal with such matters as we deliberate upon without arts or systems to guide us, in the hearing of persons who cannot take in at a glance a complicated argument or follow a long chain of reasoning.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

life loses half its interest if there is no struggle, if there are no risk to be taken.

If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.

The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.

The Sun determines the seasons on earth but human beings can influence the seasons by destroing the environment which could result in climate change.

Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.

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.