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

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be miserable, expect something in return.

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

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

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

If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.

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

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

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

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

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with.

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 experience of emptiness engenders compassion.

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

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

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

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.

The purpose of life is to be happy, to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is not to be well known, cited, or powerful.

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

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

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

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.

Compassion is a verb.

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

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

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

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

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

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

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

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

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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

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

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

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

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

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

The way to overcome anger is to be too busy being kind to have time to be angry.

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.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

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

May all beings be happy, be peaceful, be liberated.

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

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

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

Compassion is not mere sentiment but a powerful force that can transform both ourselves and others.

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.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

The best way to solve a problem is to help someone else solve their problem.

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

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

The way to change others' minds is with affection, and not anger.

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

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

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

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.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.