Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action. Daniel Goleman
All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.
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Tahereh Mafi
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
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Mother Teresa
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
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Dalai Lama Xiv
As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap...
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Pythagoras
I never lie, " I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love.
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Anne Rice
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Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and...
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