To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood.

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Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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When you abandon freedom to achieve security, you lose both and deserve neither.

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If you find from your own experience that something is a fact and it contradicts what some authority has written down, then you must abandon the authority and base your reasoning on your own findings.

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The Universe doesn't like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it. ― Lisa Unger

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The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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