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Philosophy Quotes by Dalai Lama
- We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true…
- We need an approach to ethics which makes no recourse to religion and can be equally acceptable to those with faith and those without.
- Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
- This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;…
- All major religious traditions carry basically the same message that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our…
- A good motivation is what is needed: compassion without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their…
- Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much; as…
- There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
More Philosophy Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
- Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle
- Perception is reality. — Lee Atwater
- How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. — Marcus Aurelius
- Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. — Marcus Aurelius
- We live on the leash of our senses. — Diane Ackerman
- Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
- A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon