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"The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter."
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"With mindfulness, loving kindness, and self-compassion, we can begin to let go of our expectations about how life and those we love should be."
"Walking a mile in someone else's shoes isn't as much about the walk or the shoes; it's to be able to think like they think, feel what they feel, and understand why they are who and where they are. Every step is about empathy."
"And Sir, it is no little thing to make mine eyes to sweat compassion."
"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."
"Though your acts of love and compassion cannot penetrate bandages or armour, they are never wasted and never lost. They sit within the recipient's mind, awaiting his awakening."
"How often do we listen and act to the call of honesty, serenity, humility and generosity?How many "soft pillows" do we use for a life time?If only everyone uses a "soft pillow," then what a better world it could be to have many genuine hearts."
"When we harm others we harm ourselves, when we help others we help ourselves."
"If you knew the mercy I am showing by not dismembering you where you stand for getting in my way, you would not stop thanking me."
"In someone's darkest hour your simple act of kindness may imitate the sunrise, and to sad eyes you become their only source of light."
"With the glorious flames of compassion in your heart, embrace the goodness from all religions."
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"If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those who advocate it must submit to it; and those who believe in it must fight for it."
"A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together."
"The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force."
"Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood."
"People are never more insecure than when they become obsessed with their fears at the expense of their dreams."
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