“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

“Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.”

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

“It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved.”

Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

“You only live one but if you do it right, once is enough.”

“War does not determine who is right — only who is left.”

Tomorrow is a new day

“Home is the place, where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.”  

“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”

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

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

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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” 

“The only person you should strive to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. ”

You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible? 

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

“What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. Love. We all lean towards love.”

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