Quotes of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Great compassion is the root and the true cause of all altruistic actions; there is no more powerful source of happiness, benefit, and help. As long as compassion is alive within you, depression and despondency will be unknown to you. The ability to devote yourself entirely to the welfare of others grants us strength and the capacity to do good that can be gained in no other way. Generate compassion within yourself, and you will become a friend to all living beings, a companion to all those who walk the path of altruism together with you, and a beloved disciple of all the enlightened ones.