“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” – Epictetus

“When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.” – Lemony Snicket

“I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“Everyone behaves badly….Give them a proper chance.” – Ernest Hemingway

“One is never fortunate or as fortunate as one imagines.” – Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.” – Carl Sagan

“In time, we often become one with those we once failed to understand.” – Patti Smith

“Compassion is not a relationship between healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we present with the darkness of others.” – Pema Chodron

“Change is one thing. Acceptance is another.” – Arundhati Roy

“Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.” – Confucius