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Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama on Valentine's Day

born 1935

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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

Ultimately, the reason why love and compassion bring the greatest happiness is simply that our nature cherishes them above all else. The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence. It results from the profound interdependence we all share with one another.

If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue

The Little Book of Buddhism (2000)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.