Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

If something can corrupt you, you're corrupted already.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

That the object of the Brahmins in giving up beef-eating was to snatch away from the Buddhist Bhikshus the supremacy they had acquired is evidenced by the adoption of vegetarianism by Brahmins.

My aim is to create a happy society with genuine friendship. Friendship between Tibetan and Chinese people is very essential.

When you make fun of somebody who is hurt, you add insult to their injury!

The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer. 

Being humble could be dangerous. Humility may be mistaken for submission.

The ambition of the greatest men of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but so long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.