"Every human should have the idea of..." - Quote by Dalai Lama
Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.
More by Dalai Lama
“Attention-yes! That's present! And present, you see, makes past and future.”
“Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.”
“Many people think that patience is a sign of weakness.I think this is a mistake. It is anger that is a sign ofweakness, whereas patience is a sign of strength”
More on Environment
“Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.”
“For the water animals, the ocean is like a garden; for the land animals, it is death and pain.”
“Left to herself, nature is always more or less civilized, and delights in a certain refinement; but where the axe has encroached upon the edge of the forest, the dead and unsightly limbs of the pine, which she had concealed with green banks of verdure, are exposed to sight.”
More on Responsibility
“Your attitude is a choice.”
“I want my children - I want Malia and Sasha - to understand that they've got responsibilities beyond just what they themselves have done. That they have a responsibility to the larger community and the larger nation, that they should be sensitive to and extra thoughtful about the plight of people who have been oppressed in the past, are oppressed currently.”
“You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here because I've been paid for. I have something to do and I will do that because I'm paying for someone else who has yet to come.”