“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.”

“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

Never Hide your bad side to make someone stay, show your bad side and see who can stay

Your child needs your presence more than your presents. – Jesse Jackson

Don’t mistake silence for weakness. Smart people don’t plan big moves out loud.

Silence isn’t empty. It’s full of answers

“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.”

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.”

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

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

“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.”

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”

To the world, you are a mother, to your family you are the world.

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A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep.

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

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

“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”

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