The physician’s duty is not to stave off death or return patients to their old lives, but to take into our arms a patient and family whose lives have disintegrated and work until they can stand back up and face, and make sense of, their own existence.
―Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air
The greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
—Tenzin Gyatso
I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
-Neil De Grasse Tyson
I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man.
Sun Bear of the Chippewa Tribe
“Kung fu” means excellence of self.
Being the best you can be.
Mantis had found the one thing he’d been missing. Patience.
Viper found courage, a power far more potent than venom.
Crane felt something new. Confidence! He felt it from the bottom of his skinny feet to the tip of his beak. Even his hat was full of confidence!
Tigress tried her best, but she still couldn’t control her temper. And so the weeks turned into months.Until one day…she had done it.
Find the one thing that you were denied so long ago. Compassion. And so, Monkey learned how to treat others the way he wanted to be treated.
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.
-Rumi
It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.
APJ Abdul Kalam
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