"Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more..." - Quote by Dalai Lama
Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.
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“We have a natural creative ability and it is very important to realize this.”
“By developing a sense of respect for others and a concern for their welfare, we reduce our own selfishness, which is the source of all problems, and enhance our sense of kindness, which is a natural source of goodness.”
“The world has also learned that economic growth, by itself, cannot close the gap between rich and poor.”
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“The world has so many lessons to teach you. I consider the world, our earth, to be like a school, and our life, the classrooms. Sometimes on our planet life school, the lessons often come dressed up as detours and road blocks and sometimes as full blown crises. And the secret I've learned to getting ahead is being open to the lessons.”
“Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!”
“When people are unsettled, loyal ministers arise.”
More on Meaning
“All men have the stars," he answered, "but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travellers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems. For my businessman they were wealth. But all the stars are silent. You--you alone--will have the stars as no one else has them--”
“To say the Constitution is living is to say that it's dead.”
“Until we can comprehend the beguiling beauty of a single flower, we are woefully unable to grasp the meaning and potential of life itself.”