Quotes

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

“Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers.” – Susan Sontag

“There is a wisdom of the Head….there is a wisdom of the Heart.” – Charles Dickens

“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

“Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

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

“The only way we will survive is by being kind. The only way we can get by in this world is through the help we receive from others. No one can do it alone, no matter how great the machines are.” – Amy Poehler

“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