--- title: "9 Gains Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "9 Gains quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Gains sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/dalai-lama-89_cancer_the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge_1622168.jpg" --- > [The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge-and-experience-is-the-most/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/dalai-lama-89_cancer_the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge_1622168.jpg) > [If you help and serve others, you will ultimately gain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-help-and-serve-others-you-will-ultimately-gain/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/dalai-lama-89_gains_if-you-help-and-serve-others-you-will-ul_1010608.jpg) > [If you practice in accord with your individual capacity, little by little you will find more pleasure and joy in it. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-practice-in-accord-with-your-individual-capacity-little-by/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/dalai-lama-89_accord_if-you-practice-in-accord-with-your-indi_1195231.jpg) > [It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-is-worth-remembering-that-the-time-of-greatest-gain-in-terms-of/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/dalai-lama-89_difficulty_it-is-worth-remembering-that-the-time-of_1603538.jpg) > [If you focus only on yourself and neglect others, you will lose; but you will gain if you value others as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-focus-only-on-yourself-and-neglect-others-you-will-lose-but/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/dalai-lama-89_cherish_if-you-focus-only-on-yourself-and-neglec_2478821.jpg) > [If we adopt a self-centered approach to life, by which we attempt to use others for our own self interest, we might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-we-adopt-a-self-centered-approach-to-life-by-which-we-attempt-to/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/dalai-lama-89_able_if-we-adopt-a-self-centered-approach-to_1974327.jpg) > [Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give. It is by giving warmth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/even-more-important-than-the-warmth-and-affection-we-receive-is-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/329/dalai-lama-89_affection_even-more-important-than-the-warmth-and_974769.jpg) > [The most important thing is practice in daily life; then you can know gradually the true value of religion. Doctrine is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-most-important-thing-is-practice-in-daily-life-then-you-can-know/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ceb/dalai-lama-89_building_the-most-important-thing-is-practice-in_1990249.jpg) > [Cultivating care and concern for others gives rise to a kind of inner strength. No matter what difficulties or problems you face,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/cultivating-care-and-concern-for-others-gives-rise-to-a-kind-of-inner/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/dalai-lama-89_calm_cultivating-care-and-concern-for-others_2424076.jpg) ## Other authors on Gains ## 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/gains/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "9 Gains Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge-and-experience-is-the-most/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/dalai-lama-89_cancer_the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge_1622168.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/dalai-lama-89_cancer_the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge_1622168.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/dalai-lama-89_cancer_the-period-of-greatest-gain-in-knowledge_1622168.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life.” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you help and serve others, you will ultimately gain.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-help-and-serve-others-you-will-ultimately-gain/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/dalai-lama-89_gains_if-you-help-and-serve-others-you-will-ul_1010608.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/dalai-lama-89_gains_if-you-help-and-serve-others-you-will-ul_1010608.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/dalai-lama-89_gains_if-you-help-and-serve-others-you-will-ul_1010608.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you help and serve others, you will ultimately gain.” — Dalai Lama", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you practice in accord with your individual capacity, little by little you will find more pleasure and joy in it. 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