Weapons never stay in their boxes. Once a weapon has been manufactured, sooner or later someone will use it. If it were possible to bring about true and lasting peace by force of arms, then we should turn all our factories into weapons factories. But that is impossible. Even though it is difficult to try to bring about peace through inner transformation, it is the only way of establishing sustainable peace in the world. Dalai Lama Xiv
About This Quote

This quote is about the power of weapons. For example, if you don’t use your own natural talent, you get rusty. If you don’t practice your skill, you get worse. And if you don’t keep up with your weapon, it will get rusty.

Source: The Dalai Lamas Little Book Of Inner Peace: The Essential Life And Teachings

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