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title: "4 Cheng Yen Quotes - Famous Philanthropist"
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# Cheng Yen

(1937)   Philanthropist

 **4** quotes in **19** categories

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Cheng Yen is a philanthropist.

## Quick Facts About Cheng Yen

Born May 4, 1937

Profession Philanthropist

## About Cheng Yen

Taiwanese Buddhist nun... \| Cheng Yen or Shih Cheng Yen (Chinese: 證嚴法師, 釋證嚴; pinyin: Zhèngyán Fǎshī; Wade–Giles: Chêng4 Yen2 Fa3-shih1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chèng-giâm Hoat-su; born Chin-Yun Wong; the 24th of the third Lunar month, 4 May 1937) is a Taiwanese Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni), teacher, and philanthropist. She is the founder of t

##  Quotes by Cheng Yen

> [With love in our hearts, there is nothing we cannot overcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheng-yen/with-love-in-our-hearts-there-is-nothing-we-cannot-overcome/)

Cheng Yen

[Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/cheng-yen-65415_heart_with-love-in-our-hearts-there-is-nothing_1477218.png)

> [When there is more gratitude, there is less distrust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheng-yen/when-there-is-more-gratitude-there-is-less-distrust/)

Cheng Yen

[Distrust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distrust/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/cheng-yen-65415_distrust_when-there-is-more-gratitude-there-is-le_2499561.png)

> [“Be grateful always for everything and everyone at every moment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheng-yen/be-grateful-always-for-everything-and-everyone-at-every-moment/)

Cheng Yen

[Every moment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-moment/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26f/cheng-yen-65415_every-moment_be-grateful-always-for-everything-and-ev_2749013.png)

> [A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheng-yen/a-mind-that-worries-about-the-past-is-distracted-and-a-mind-that/)

Cheng Yen

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/cheng-yen-65415_delusional_a-mind-that-worries-about-the-past-is-di_2749730.png)

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