--- title: "15 Century Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "15 Century quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Century sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/dalai-lama-89_20th-century_the-20th-century-was-the-century-of-war_2557260.jpg" --- > [The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-20th-century-was-the-century-of-war-and-blood-the-21st-century-is/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/dalai-lama-89_20th-century_the-20th-century-was-the-century-of-war_2557260.jpg) > [I think there's every reason this 21st century will be much happier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-think-there-s-every-reason-this-21st-century-will-be-much-happier/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/dalai-lama-89_21st-century_i-think-there-s-every-reason-this-21st-c_543818.jpg) > [I am confident that the next century will be better than this one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-confident-that-the-next-century-will-be-better-than-this-one/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/dalai-lama-89_better_i-am-confident-that-the-next-century-wil_2875582.jpg) > [Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/because-the-twentieth-century-was-a-century-of-violence-let-us-make/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/dalai-lama-89_century_because-the-twentieth-century-was-a-cent_2241737.jpg) > [The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-chinese-government-wants-me-to-say-that-for-many-centuries-tibet/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/dalai-lama-89_century_the-chinese-government-wants-me-to-say-t_661038.jpg) > [In this century we have made remarkable material progress, but basically we are the same as we were thousands of years ago.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/in-this-century-we-have-made-remarkable-material-progress-but/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/dalai-lama-89_century_in-this-century-we-have-made-remarkable_2566231.jpg) > [If you young people who today belong to the first generation of the 21st century make an effort now, you may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-young-people-who-today-belong-to-the-first-generation-of-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/dalai-lama-89_21st-century_if-you-young-people-who-today-belong-to_415249.jpg) > [We are working as hard as we can; we are preparing ourselves as carefully as we can; we fully intend to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-are-working-as-hard-as-we-can-we-are-preparing-ourselves-as/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/dalai-lama-89_century_we-are-working-as-hard-as-we-can-we-are_1457044.jpg) > [At the beginning of this century, people never questioned the effectiveness of war, never thought there could be real peace. Now, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/at-the-beginning-of-this-century-people-never-questioned-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95d/dalai-lama-89_being-real_at-the-beginning-of-this-century-people_2502878.jpg) > [I think, that in the twenty-second century, there will be more female reincarnations at female institutions. Then there'll be competition between male…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-think-that-in-the-twenty-second-century-there-will-be-more-female/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/dalai-lama-89_century_i-think-that-in-the-twenty-second-centur_2672660.jpg) > [We are all here on this planet, as it were, as tourists. None of us can live here forever. The longest we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-are-all-here-on-this-planet-as-it-were-as-tourists-none-of-us-can/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/dalai-lama-89_aggravating_we-are-all-here-on-this-planet-as-it-wer_1321175.jpg) > [The future will be in the hands of those of you who belong to the 21st century. You have the opportunity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-future-will-be-in-the-hands-of-those-of-you-who-belong-to-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/dalai-lama-89_21st-century_the-future-will-be-in-the-hands-of-those_77421.jpg) > [We need to employ a secular approach to ethics, secular in the Indian sense of respecting all religious traditions and even the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-need-to-employ-a-secular-approach-to-ethics-secular-in-the-indian/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c39/dalai-lama-89_21st-century_we-need-to-employ-a-secular-approach-to_2216516.jpg) > [We can make this a more peaceful century if we cherish non-violence and concern for others’ well-being. It is possible. If the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-can-make-this-a-more-peaceful-century-if-we-cherish-non-violence/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fec/dalai-lama-89_being-a-better-perso_we-can-make-this-a-more-peaceful-century_1658830.jpg) > [It is my belief that whereas the twentieth century has been a century of war and untold suffering, the twenty-first century should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-is-my-belief-that-whereas-the-twentieth-century-has-been-a-century/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/dalai-lama-89_armed-conflict_it-is-my-belief-that-whereas-the-twentie_1131089.jpg) ## Other authors on Century ## More by Dalai Lama > [Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/although-under-particular-circumstances-the-violence-method-any/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-are-a-number-of-qualities-which-are-important-for-mental-peace/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [In the interests of everyone the artist had a responsibility to use his medium well. In the Tibetan culture, most of the paintings are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/in-the-interests-of-everyone-the-artist-had-a-responsibility-to-use/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [If the mind is dominated by hatred, the best part of the brain, which is used to judge right and wrong, does not function…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-the-mind-is-dominated-by-hatred-the-best-part-of-the-brain-which/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/more-compassionate-mind-more-sense-of-concern-for-other-s-well-being/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [Everybody loves to talk about calmness and peace, whether in a family, national, or international context, but without inner peace how can we make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/everybody-loves-to-talk-about-calmness-and-peace-whether-in-a-family/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-only-definitive-truth-for-buddhism-is-the-absolute-negation-of/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [We can change society, change humanity by changing ourselves as individuals. By cultivating inner values, we can change our own lives and those of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-can-change-society-change-humanity-by-changing-ourselves-as/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [I don't want to convert people to Buddhism — all major religions, when understood properly, have the same potential for good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-don-t-want-to-convert-people-to-buddhism-all-major-religions-when/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [There is no way to escape death, it is just like trying to escape by four great mountains touching sky. There is no escape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/there-is-no-way-to-escape-death-it-is-just-like-trying-to-escape-by/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [We live within the environment. So that directly relates with our survival, our life. So through that way, more concern of well being of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-live-within-the-environment-so-that-directly-relates-with-our/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [My belief is that the various religious traditions have great potential to increase compassion, the sense of caring for one another, and the spirit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/my-belief-is-that-the-various-religious-traditions-have-great/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/when-we-think-carefully-we-see-that-the-brief-elation-we-experience/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [“So let us reflect on what is truly of value in life, what gives meaning to our lives, and set our priorities on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/so-let-us-reflect-on-what-is-truly-of-value-in-life-what-gives/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) > [I am the source of my own suffering, because of the habits of my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-am-the-source-of-my-own-suffering-because-of-the-habits-of-my-mind/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/century/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "15 Century Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The 20th century was the century of war and blood. 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Then there'll be competition between male lama institutions and female lama institutions. 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