Since you cannot become a Buddha merely by understanding Dharma, practice earnestly with understanding.
Atisha

Until you realize ultimate truth, listening is indispensable, therefore listen to the instructions of the Spiritual Guide.
Atisha

Friends, until you attain enlightenment the Spiritual Teacher is indispensable, therefore rely upon the holy Spiritual Guide.
Atisha

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha

All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
Buddha

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others.

He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

Buddha

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.
Buddha

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.
Buddha

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Buddha

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Buddha

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

HH the Dalai Lama

In the practice of tolerance, the best teacher is one's enemy.

HH the Dalai Lama

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. Its always possible.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness. His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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; the philosophy is kindness. His Holiness the Dalai Lama