Calmness Quote by Nhat Hanh

By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person.

— Nhat Hanh

Suffering brings the patient to us...the patient needs to feel heard and seen-that is, met, by another person.

— Leston Havens

We know from many forms of suffering that what is important first is a witness - people want to know that someone else knows…

— Gloria Steinem

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

— Anonymous

We all need to realize that there are people out there who may be suffering and we all need to try to do our…

— Alex Bregman

Do not close your eyes before suffering. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, Including personal contact and visits,…

— Gautama Buddha

After all, what is suffering but an awareness of suffering?

— Nancy Farmer

Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life…

— Anonymous

Do not avoid contact with suffering or close your eyes before suffering. Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life…

— Nhat Hanh

Suffering brings experience.

— Aeschylus

Reason has to be strengthened by suffering, and suffering opens the eyes of understanding.

— Mahatma Gandhi

There is something human about the way people react to and identify with suffering. There's a lot more empathy in the world than we…

— Edwidge Danticat