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> [Very few people know the real meaning of friendship. More often than not, there is too much emphasis on sentiment, and too little on action. Metta is something that must be lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/very-few-people-know-the-real-meaning-of-friendship-more-often-than/)

[Sangharakshita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangharakshita/)

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## More by Sangharakshita

> [Very few people know the real meaning of friendship. More often than not, there is too much emphasis on sentiment, and too little on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/very-few-people-know-the-real-meaning-of-friendship-more-often-than/)

[Sangharakshita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangharakshita/)

> [Love where there is no reason to love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/love-where-there-is-no-reason-to-love/)

[Sangharakshita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangharakshita/)

> [Receptivity is the first requisite of the disciple, and of anyone who wants to learn anything. We can be anything else we like: we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/receptivity-is-the-first-requisite-of-the-disciple-and-of-anyone-who/)

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> [Outer achievements should be expressions of inner abundance, not compensation for inner poverty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/outer-achievements-should-be-expressions-of-inner-abundance-not/)

[Sangharakshita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangharakshita/)

> [To be able to do one thing at a time is the whole art of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/to-be-able-to-do-one-thing-at-a-time-is-the-whole-art-of-life/)

[Sangharakshita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangharakshita/)

> [A thought no less than a thing, an idea equally with an empire, is resolved into a complex of infinitely extensive relations between infinitesimally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/a-thought-no-less-than-a-thing-an-idea-equally-with-an-empire-is/)

[Sangharakshita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sangharakshita/)

> [Sex according to Sangarakshita is rooted in the Lower Evolution and does not, in his experience, enhance communication between individuals. And sexual relationships, encouraging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sangharakshita/sex-according-to-sangarakshita-is-rooted-in-the-lower-evolution-and/)

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