“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”
—Sharon Salzberg

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More Motivational, Inspiring Quotes

“If you want to fly give up everything that weighs you down.”  

Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.

“Characterize people by their actions, and you will never be fooled by their words.”

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

“To me, beauty is natural beauty. If you’re naturally yourself, you’re beautiful.”

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.

Every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty, Be that person to your family.

A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.

“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.”

Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.

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“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”

A 300 ft. train is traveling 300 ft. per minute must travel through a 300 ft. long tunnel.  How long will it take the train to travel through the tunnel?

“If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent.”

You draw a line. Without touching it, how do you make the line longer?

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it ?

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