"Freedom is the real foundation of happiness." — Nhat Hanh

"Freedom is the real foundation of happiness."

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461 Quotes by Nhat Hanh

Nhat Hanh has 461 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I am committed to cultivating compassion and learning ways to…
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others,…
So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
Training is needed in order to love properly; and to be able to give happiness and joy, you must practice…
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even…
Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generatng that kind…
In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing…
You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your…
We try many ways to be awake, but our society still keeps us forgetful. Meditation is to help us remember.
Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding…
Working for peace in the future is to work for peace in the present moment.
With understanding, those we love will certainly flower.

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More Foundation Quotes

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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. — Mary Astell
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the… — Saint Augustine
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist… — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?… — Saint Augustine
We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law. — Mahmoud Abbas
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy. — Ibrahim Babangida
I think it's really terrifying that a country based on the foundations and ideals of God, is now systematically removing… — Stephen Baldwin
When you have a spiritual foundation, you look at poverty differently then. — Dennis Banks
Fear is the foundation of most governments. — John Adams
We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. — Jean Baudrillard
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. — Henry Ward Beecher

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