--- title: "6 Long run Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "6 Long run quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Long run sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/dalai-lama-89_consequence_to-be-extremely-self-centred-only-intere_339650.jpg" --- > [To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/to-be-extremely-self-centred-only-interested-in-your-own-satisfaction/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/dalai-lama-89_consequence_to-be-extremely-self-centred-only-intere_339650.jpg) > [It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-is-difficult-to-violently-suppress-people-in-the-long-run-as-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/dalai-lama-89_country_it-is-difficult-to-violently-suppress-pe_1886368.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) > [In some cases, in order to protect global issues some sacrifice for national interest is worth it in the long run. Global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/in-some-cases-in-order-to-protect-global-issues-some-sacrifice-for/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/dalai-lama-89_cases_in-some-cases-in-order-to-protect-global_2101988.jpg) > [Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/lack-of-understanding-of-the-true-nature-of-happiness-it-seems-to-me/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/dalai-lama-89_anxiety_lack-of-understanding-of-the-true-nature_2157556.jpg) > [Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/try-to-remain-truthful-the-power-of-truth-never-declines-force-and/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/567/dalai-lama-89_absolute-truth_try-to-remain-truthful-the-power-of-trut_2296544.jpg) ## Other authors on Long run ## 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/long-run/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "6 Long run Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dalai Lama" }, "url": 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