Absence Quote by Adam Clarke

In nonviolent communication, no matter what words others may use to express themselves, we simply listen for their observations, feelings, needs, and requests. Then…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

“Happy people create happiness; it’s the most contagious energy on Earth. Fearful, sad, angry, or miserable people only tend to spread these same qualities,…

— Dan Millman

No quality of human nature is more remarkable, both in itself and in its consequences, than that propensity we have to sympathize with others,…

— David Hume

It is important to recognize the power of our emotions-and to take responsibility for them by creating a light and positive atmosphere around ourselves.…

— Tarthang Tulku

Eventually we learn to define happiness for ourselves, on our own terms, in spite of the pain other people have caused us.

— Joseph January

When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.

— Gautama Buddha

We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise…

— Dalai Lama

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

“The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come to realize that the happiness we share with others is inseparable from our own…

— Sharon Salzberg

“In this world, all qualities spring from preferring the wellbeing of others to our own, whereas frustrations, confusion, and pain result from selfish attitudes.…

— Dalai Lama XIV

Happiness lies in those who cry, those who have been hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can…

— Anonymous