Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.

The cultivation of loving-kindness has the power to transform enmity into amity, hostility into hospitality.

When we understand others, we understand ourselves. When we love others, we love ourselves.

When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity for accepting and having compassion for them is there.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Metta (loving-kindness) becomes truly effective only when it arises from a peaceful mind, a pure mind, a balanced mind.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy.

When the heart is still, it can be kind. When the mind is still, it can see clearly.

Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.

We don't set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people's hearts.

A pure mind is always full of love - real love for all others.

When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

The essence of the teaching is emptiness and compassion. Without emptiness, compassion can become attachment. Without compassion, emptiness can become cold and distant.

Compassion is not something we develop. It arises naturally as we see the truth of what is.

When you realize the emptiness of all phenomena, compassion will arise in your heart for all sentient beings who do not understand this truth.

True happiness comes from a sense of inner peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through cultivation of altruism, of love, of compassion.

As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.

The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes.

The root of happiness is altruism — the wish to be of service to others.

The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

Buddhist practice is not to eliminate life's problems but to grow with them patiently and with compassion.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy, and happiness is found in benefiting others.

In the moment of anger, abandon anger but not the person. In the moment of attachment, abandon attachment but not the person.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.

Altruism is not a luxury, it is a necessity for the survival of humanity.

The experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Compassion is not just about being kind to others. It's about being kind to ourselves as well.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to reduce our selfishness and to work for the benefit of others.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds.

The ultimate purpose of Buddhism is to serve and benefit humanity.

Loving-kindness is not something we need to manufacture. It's a natural expression of our awakened nature.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer evil with good. Conquer stinginess with giving. Conquer deceit with truth.

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.

Life is glorious, but life is also wretched. It is both. Appreciating the gloriousness inspires us, encourages us, cheers us up, gives us a bigger perspective, energizes us. We feel connected. But if that's all that's happening, we get arrogant and start to look down on others, and there is a sense of making ourselves a big deal and being really serious about it, wanting it to be like that forever. The gloriousness becomes tinged by craving and addiction. On the other hand, wretchedness--life's painful aspect--softens us up considerably. Knowing pain is a very important ingredient of being there for another person.

The practice of metta begins with oneself, for only when we have developed loving-kindness towards ourselves can we truly offer it to others.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The ultimate source of happiness is not money and power, but warm-heartedness.

Love is the wish that others be happy, and compassion is the wish that they be free from suffering.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

The more you give, the more you have. That's the economics of kindness.

We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

Happiness is found in the simplest of things. It is not in the things you own, but in the love you share.

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

Compassion is a verb.