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title: "2 Compassion Direction Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation from suffering and toward peace and compassion, or in the direction of affliction and misery. What is it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nhat-hanh/we-must-look-deeply-into-the-nature-of-our-volition-to-see-whether-it/)

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

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> [Because of my mom's compassion, direction, and knowledge, she gives me that extra push to be the best person I can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-lopez/because-of-my-mom-s-compassion-direction-and-knowledge-she-gives-me/)

[Diana Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-lopez/)

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