Dalai Lama on Success Quotes

"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health."

"The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness."

"The more you practice patience, the more you will find peace."

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy."

"I believe that at every level of society - familial, tribal, national and international - the key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion. We do not need to become religious, nor do we need to believe in an ideology. All that is necessary is for each of us to develop our good human qualities. I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion. Compassion and the Individual"

"The goal of business should be to serve humanity, not just to generate profit."

"Wealth without inner peace is like being thirsty while bathing in a lake."

"The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being."

"Tolerance and patience are the most effective ways to solve problems."

"Real success is the success of the heart."

"The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds."

"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it."

"Patience is the key to a happy life."

"To be rich is to have many friends and few enemies."

"The fruit of patience is a peaceful heart."

"I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment."

"Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, 'I am of no value', is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself."

"Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back, and reasons to stay."

"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

"If a woman reveals herself as more useful the lama could very well be reincarnated in this form. News conference in Italy, as quoted in "Dalai Lama says successor could be a woman" in Telegraph (07 Dec 2007)"

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions."

"Progress is not just about material wealth; it is about the inner development of the human spirit."

"Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk."

"Wisdom is knowing that your own success depends on the success of others."

"True wealth is the ability to fully experience life."

"True wealth is not measured by your bank account, but by the richness of your connections and your peace of mind."

"To be successful in any field, you must have a clear sense of purpose and the discipline to follow through."

"Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options."

"When I visited Costa Rica earlier this year, I saw how a country can develop successfully without an army, to become a stable democracy committed to peace and the protection of the natural environment. This confirmed my belief that my vision of Tibet in the future is a realistic plan, not merely a dream."