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Every man’s happiness is built on the unhappiness of another

1. “Every man’s happiness is built on the unhappiness of another.”

Suffering, Human Nature, Power, Balance, Injustice

Victims of misfortune are quick to sense another of their

2. “Victims of misfortune are quick to sense another of their kind from a distance, but in old age they rarely become friends, which is in no way surprising: they have nothing to share together – not even hope.”

Suffering, Loneliness, Aging, Connection, Shared Pain

Life is richly worth living with its continual revelations of

3. “Life is richly worth living, with its continual revelations of mighty woe, yet infinite hope; and I take it to my breast.”

Margaret Fuller

Life, Worth, Suffering, Hope, Acceptance

If anything can be invented more excruciating than an English

4. “If anything can be invented more excruciating than an English Opera, such as was the fashion at the time I was in London, I am sure no sin of mine deserves the punishment of bearing it.”

Margaret Fuller

Opera, Music, Suffering, Experience, Judgment

Pain has no effect but to steal some of my

5. “Pain has no effect but to steal some of my time.”

Margaret Fuller

Pain, Time, Suffering, Perception, Experience

Put up at the moment of greatest suffering a prayer

6. “Put up at the moment of greatest suffering a prayer, not for thy own escape, but for the enfranchisement of some being dear to thee, and the sovereign spirit will accept thy ransom.”

Margaret Fuller

Sacrifice, Suffering, Prayer, Liberation, Spirit

Accursed be he who willingly saddens an immortal spirit –

7. “Accursed be he who willingly saddens an immortal spirit – doomed to infamy in later, wiser ages, doomed in future stages of his own being to deadly penance, only short of death.”

Margaret Fuller

Spirit, Suffering, Consequence, Wisdom, Morality

Everyone experiences pain But not everyone has to experience suffering

8. “Everyone experiences pain. But not everyone has to experience suffering.”

Pain, Suffering, Perspective, Resilience, Choice

We can choose to alleviate suffering We can choose to

9. “We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.”

Peace, Suffering, Cooperation, Change, Responsibility

I have been in love with the Palestinian people for

10. “I have been in love with the Palestinian people for many years. I have two great-grandsons that are rapidly learning about the people here and the anguish and suffering and deprivation of human rights that you have experienced ever since 1948.”

Palestine, Human Rights, Suffering, Injustice, History

Man suffers through lack of faith in God

11. “Man suffers through lack of faith in God.”

Faith, Suffering, Spirituality, Wisdom, Devotion

God is in all men but all men are not

12. “God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.”

God, Suffering, Realization, Truth, Detachment

Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the

13. “Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.”

Health, Body, Soul, Suffering, Life

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less

14. “Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Listening, Compassion, Suffering, Anger, Empathy

Suffering is not enough Life is both dreadful and wonderful

15. “Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful. How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural – you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Life, Sorrow, Mindfulness, Joy

It’s like growing lotus flowers You cannot grow lotus flowers

16. “It’s like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have lotus flowers. Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Growth, Suffering, Compassion, Understanding, Lotus

Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help

17. “Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Listening, Compassion, Suffering, Communication, Understanding

We have the tendency to run away from suffering and

18. “We have the tendency to run away from suffering and to look for happiness. But, in fact, if you have not suffered, you have no chance to experience real happiness.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Happiness, Acceptance, Understanding, Growth

The Buddha said that if we know how to look

19. “The Buddha said that if we know how to look deeply into our suffering and recognize what feeds it, we are already on the path of emancipation.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddha, Suffering, Awareness, Freedom, Understanding

Without suffering there’s no happiness So we shouldn’t discriminate against

20. “Without suffering, there’s no happiness. So we shouldn’t discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Happiness, Acceptance, Understanding, Compassion

The seed of suffering in you may be strong but

21. “The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Happiness, Strength, Mindfulness, Peace

To reconcile conflicting parties we must have the ability to

22. “To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Reconciliation, Conflict, Suffering, Understanding, Peace

Looking deeply into the wrong perceptions ideas and notions that

23. “Looking deeply into the wrong perceptions, ideas, and notions that are at the base of our suffering is the most important practice in Buddhist meditation.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Perception, Suffering, Meditation, Awareness, Insight

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering

24. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Fear, Comfort, Change, Transformation

People suffer because they are caught in their views As

25. “People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Views, Liberation, Awareness, Freedom

Buddhism has to do with your daily life with your

26. “Buddhism has to do with your daily life, with your suffering and with the suffering of the people around you.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddhism, Daily-Life, Suffering, Compassion, Awareness

When another person makes you suffer it is because he

27. “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Compassion, Understanding, Healing, Awareness

The fact is that when you make the other suffer

28. “The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Compassion, Awareness, Cycle, Understanding

The buddha called suffering a holy truth because our suffering

29. “The buddha called suffering a holy truth, because our suffering has the capacity of showing us the path to liberation. Embrace your suffering and let it reveal to you the way to peace.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering, Truth, Peace, Liberation, Awareness

Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is

30. “Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

Compassion, Suffering, Kindness, Awareness, Healing