--- title: "7 Selfish Quotes By Dalai Lama" description: "7 Selfish quotes by Dalai Lama. Plus more from Dalai Lama and more Selfish sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/dalai-lama-89_achieve_if-one-s-cause-is-supported-by-sound-rea_450072.jpg" --- > [If one's cause is supported by sound reasoning, there is no point in using violence. It is those who have no motive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-one-s-cause-is-supported-by-sound-reasoning-there-is-no-point-in/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/dalai-lama-89_achieve_if-one-s-cause-is-supported-by-sound-rea_450072.jpg) > [Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/human-beings-are-not-intrinsically-selfish-which-isolates-us-from/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/dalai-lama-89_achieve_human-beings-are-not-intrinsically-selfi_700654.jpg) > [I felt we must separate political responsibility. The Dalai Lama should not carry that burden. So that is my selfish reason -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/i-felt-we-must-separate-political-responsibility-the-dalai-lama/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/dalai-lama-89_burden_i-felt-we-must-separate-political-respon_773614.jpg) > [The simple recognition that everyone else wants to be happy and not to suffer, just as I do, serves as a constant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-simple-recognition-that-everyone-else-wants-to-be-happy-and-not/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/dalai-lama-89_action_the-simple-recognition-that-everyone-els_1794990.jpg) > [We can't be useful to ourselves unless we're useful to others … Anyone concerned only by his own well-being will suffer eventually.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/we-can-t-be-useful-to-ourselves-unless-we-re-useful-to-others-anyone/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/dalai-lama-89_care_we-can-t-be-useful-to-ourselves-unless-w_2111815.jpg) > [If you want to be wisely selfish, care for others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-you-want-to-be-wisely-selfish-care-for-others/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/dalai-lama-89_buddhist_if-you-want-to-be-wisely-selfish-care-fo_2469730.jpg) > [Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/foolish-selfish-people-are-always-thinking-of-themselves-and-the/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/dalai-lama-89_always-thinking_foolish-selfish-people-are-always-thinki_3173759.jpg) ## Other authors on Selfish ## 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/selfish/dalai-lama/#itemlist", "name": "7 Selfish Quotes By Dalai Lama", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If one's cause is supported by sound reasoning, there is no point in using violence. 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