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  The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Sympathy, Helping Others

  The Schweitzer Album It is our duty to remember at all times and anew that medicine is not only a science, but also the art of letting our own individuality interact with the individuality of the patient.

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

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Dalai Lama, Victor Chan (2012). “The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights”, p.11, Random House

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• I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

  Laozi

  Inspirational, Motivational, Patience

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  Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Inspirational, Im Sorry, Being Yourself

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• You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

  Gautama Buddha

  Love, Inspirational, Positive

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• When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.

  Jean Shinoda Bolen

  Inspirational, Life, Attitude

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• Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.

  Frederick Buechner

  Forgiveness, Peace, Ignorance

  FaceBook post by Frederick Buechner from Nov 15, 2016

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• Loving yourself...does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion

  Margot Anand

  Love Yourself, Mean, Heart

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• Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort.

  Deborah Day

  Self Esteem, Caring, Self Love

  "Self-Care" by Pratibha, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 18, 2016.

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• Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.

  Gautama Buddha

  Happiness, Inspiring, Buddhist

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• You can’t eat beauty. It doesn’t feed you.

  Lupita Nyong'o

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for yourself. Connection is the result of authenticity.

  Brené Brown

  Letting Go, Thinking, Compassion

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• When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.

  Henepola Gunaratana

  Compassion, Compassion For Others

  Bhante Gunaratana, Henepola Gunaratana (2011). “Mindfulness in Plain English: 20th Anniversary Edition”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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• So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to occur, there must first be deep compassion for yourself, especially the parts of yourself you dislike or consider ugly.

  Pema Chodron

  Spiritual, Real, Healing

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• Ease up on yourselves. Have some compassion for yourself as well as for others. There's no such thing as perfection, and life is not a race.

  Doug Marlette

  Compassion, Race, Perfection

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• Have compassion for yourself when you write. There is no failure - just a big field to wander in.

  Natalie Goldberg

  Writing, Compassion, Fields

  Natalie Goldberg (2011). “Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life”, p.204, Open Road Media

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• You can't eat beauty, it doesn't sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty inflamed the heart and merchants the soul.

  Lupita Nyong'o

  Beautiful, Heart, Compassion

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• Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: You can survive it... You can insist on a different ending to your story. Have compassion for yourself. We all deserve compassion, and to live both online and off in a more compassionate world.

  Monica Lewinsky

  Compassion, Suffering, Different

  "The price of shame". TED Talk, www.ted.com. March 2015.

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• What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion: for yourself and for those around you.

  Lupita Nyong'o

  Beautiful, Compassion

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You cannot be fair to others without first being fair to yourself. Know that a well-honed sense of justice is a measure of personal experience, and all experience is a measure of self. Know that the highest expression of justice is mercy. Thus, as the supreme judge in your own court, you must have compassion for yourself. Otherwise, cede your gavel.

  Vera Nazarian

  Compassion, Self, Expression

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• Pause and remember - Stop mentally abusing yourself. Stop agonizing over your past mistakes and worrying about the future. Life is hard enough without the added fear, panic and anxiety. Your soul is crying out for love and encouragement. Take a moment to breathe deep, get present and find some compassion for yourself. Then, go out and treat yourself right; pamper yourself and take care of your needs. You are worth it!

  Jennifer Young

  Encouragement, Mistake, Past

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