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"No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice in the pain of others. It lowers you to a level you should not be at."
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"A merciful heart beats contently stronger than many vengeful ones."

"I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water."

"What is the nature of the worldly life (sansar)? God lives in every living being of the world, that means if you oppress any living being or cause misery to them, then adharma (unrighteousness, irreligion) will occur. The result (effect) of adharma will be against your desires and the result of dharma (righteousness, religion) will be favorable to your desires."

"Be compassionate ... and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a better place."

"I call him religious who understands the suffering of others."

"Never underestimate the pains of others but consider yourself lucky."

"Two things put me in the spirit to give. One is that I have come to think of everyone with whom I come into contast as a patient in the emergency room. I see a lot of gaping wounds and dazed expressions. Or, as Marianne Moore put it, "The world's an orphan's home." And this feels more true than almost anything else I know. But so many of us can be soothed by writing: think of how many times you have opened a book, read one line, and said, "Yes!" And I want to give people that feeling, too, of connection, communication."

"The more you put your arm around those that you might naturally look down on, the more you will love yourself. And the more you love yourself, the less need you'll ever have to find fault or be better than others. And the less we all find fault or have a need to be better than others, the quicker this world becomes a far better place to live."

"Everyone can choose to live with a golden heart, it is a privilege of loving truly."
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"Success-minded people tend to be successful, confident, and friendly because they act successful, confident and friendly. People feel comfortable around positive people because positive people feel comfortable with themselves."

"Success-minded people must understand that the use of profane and obscene words have no place in their vocabulary."

"I can tell you without question that there is one key element that makes the difference between those who succeed and those who do not. That element is action."

"The rules from those who are politically correct restrict what you can say to or about anything in our daily life. They tell you what to call others and what others can call you."

"How we talk effects our lives in two very important ways. It shows how we think of others and how we think of ourselves. The fascinating thing is they always run together."

"Success-minded people know that the greatest enemy to today's success is yesterday's success."

"The fact that you are not perfect may come as a surprise to you but it is not a surprise to anyone else."
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