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title: "4 Inner Quality Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Inner Quality quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Inner Quality sayings and thoughts."
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> [Beauty, my first girlfriend said to me, is that inner quality often associated with great amounts of leisure time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/beauty-my-first-girlfriend-said-to-me-is-that-inner-quality-often/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/dorothy-allison-2041_beauty_beauty-my-first-girlfriend-said-to-me-is_177852.png)

> [Until you have the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, external facilities and conditions will never bring the joy and happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/until-you-have-the-inner-discipline-that-brings-calmness-of-mind/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40a/dalai-lama-89_being-happy_until-you-have-the-inner-discipline-that_276758.jpg)

> [The most important thing in life is human affection. Without it one cannot achieve genuine happiness. And if we want a happier…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-most-important-thing-in-life-is-human-affection-without-it-one/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/dalai-lama-89_achieve_the-most-important-thing-in-life-is-huma_279060.jpg)

> [Faith is not a commodity we either have or don't have-it is an inner quality that unfolds as we learn to trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/faith-is-not-a-commodity-we-either-have-or-don-t-have-it-is-an-inner/)

[Sharon Salzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-salzberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/sharon-salzberg-562_commodity_faith-is-not-a-commodity-we-either-have_2601882.png)

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