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> [I feel certain that words can be as human as people, alive with the breath of compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margarita-engle/i-feel-certain-that-words-can-be-as-human-as-people-alive-with-the/)

[Margarita Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margarita-engle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/margarita-engle-13902_alive_i-feel-certain-that-words-can-be-as-huma_643149.jpg)

> [We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/we-can-smile-breathe-walk-and-eat-our-meals-in-a-way-that-allows-us/)

[Nhat Hanh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nhat-hanh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/nhat-hanh-515_abundance_we-can-smile-breathe-walk-and-eat-our-me_817369.jpg)

> [I believe that the Source from which we come is alive in us as our breath, and as we speak and sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-phillips/i-believe-that-the-source-from-which-we-come-is-alive-in-us-as-our/)

[Jan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/771/jan-phillips-29456_alive_i-believe-that-the-source-from-which-we_2297741.jpg)

> [Alive without breath, As cold as death; Never thirsty, ever drinking, All in mail never clinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/alive-without-breath-as-cold-as-death-never-thirsty-ever-drinking-all/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/anonymous-1_alive_alive-without-breath-as-cold-as-death-ne_3066852.jpg)

> [“Survival is staying alive one breath at a time. p. 251”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-herbert/survival-is-staying-alive-one-breath-at-a-time-p-251/)

[Frank Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-herbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/frank-herbert-262_breath_survival-is-staying-alive-one-breath-at_3210103.jpg)

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