
“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”
As quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 71.
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“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”
As quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 71.
Bk. 2, Pt.. 5, Ch. 2: The Mother, p. 522
The Second Sex (1949)
Context: The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength, each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving. It is even more deceptive to dream of gaining through the child a plenitude, a warmth, a value, which one is unable to create for oneself; the child brings joy only to the woman who is capable of disinterestedly desiring the happiness of another, to one who without being wrapped up in self seeks to transcend her own existence.
Source: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Source: Your Forces and How to Use Them (1912), Chapter 14, p. 210
“Our strength is often composed of the weakness that we're damned if we're going to show.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Unclassified
“More often than not, anger is actually an indication of weakness rather than of strength.”
Quoted in Kevin Shea, "One on One with Jacques Plante," http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/spot_oneononep197802.htm Legends of Hockey.net (2005-05-24)