To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
THICH NHAT HANHHappiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Human beings are not our enemy. Our enemy is not the other person. Our enemy is the violence, ignorance, and injustice in us and in the other person.
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If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
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Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
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Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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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.
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The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
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You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow.
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Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
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Every word, every look, every action, and every smile can bring happiness to others.
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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.
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Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
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Happiness is available. Please help yourself to it.
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