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Category Archives: caring
Each moment of the happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life.
Each moment of the happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life. – Aphra Behn What does that mean? I laughed when I saw this quote. I know that this applies to loves other than romantic, which is … Continue reading
Warm-heartedness is the key factor that allows me to smile and be happy, even in the company of strangers.
Warm-heartedness is the key factor that allows me to smile and be happy, even in the company of strangers. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? If you are feeling all mean and spiteful, how happy are you going to be? And … Continue reading
Posted in caring, friendship, giving, happiness, kindness, sympathy
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, happy, key, smile
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Compassion is what makes our lives meaningful.
Compassion is what makes our lives meaningful. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? All life has meaning. All life has purpose. But what gives our lives meaning? This quote says compassion is one of the ways our lives are infused with … Continue reading
Posted in caring, compassion, gratitude, help, inspire, kindness
Tagged @DalaiLama, compassion, Dalai Lama, lives, meaningful
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There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.
There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind. – Fred Rogers What does that mean? There is a triple scoop of … Continue reading
Posted in caring, compassion, habits, kindness, success, victory
Tagged @Hatchigan, Fred Rogers, kind, success, ways
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Despite the superficial differences between us, we need to have a sense that all 7 billion human beings belong to one human family.
Despite the superficial differences between us, we need to have a sense that all 7 billion human beings belong to one human family. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This quote acknowledges that there are differences between each of us. Both … Continue reading
Posted in caring, friendship, pride, respect, setting an example, tolerance
Tagged @DalaiLama, between, Dalai Lama, sense, superficial
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Among human beings trust comes about, not from expressions of wealth or fame, but from our showing affection.
Among human beings trust comes about, not from expressions of wealth or fame, but from our showing affection. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This quote is about trust, and how we go about earning it. Animals may have a different … Continue reading
Posted in affection, caring, friendship, judgement, love, motivation
Tagged @DalaiLama, affection, Dalai Lama, human, trust
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When we develop care and concern by thinking of others not as ‘them’ but ‘us’, there is no room for bullying, exploitation or deceit.
When we develop care and concern by thinking of others not as ‘them’ but ‘us’, there is no room for bullying, exploitation or deceit. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This is another ‘Big Family’ quote. It starts by urging us … Continue reading
Posted in caring, compassion, forgiveness, love, patience, tolerance
Tagged @DalaiLama, concern, Dalai Lama, develop, thinking
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If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever. – Alfred Lord Tennyson What does that mean? While I couldn’t find the book or poem this is from, nor the words missing … Continue reading
Posted in caring, dream, friendship, imagination, love, thankful
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, flower, Lord Tennyson, thought, you
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Give what you can, share what you have, and receive the love and kindness returned with a open heart, a smile and a kind word.
Give what you can, share what you have, and receive the love and kindness returned with a open heart, a smile and a kind word. – Mala Shah What does that mean? This appears to be an original quote from MDS, but … Continue reading
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.
No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone. – Cicero What does that mean? While everyone complains on Tax Day or at other times when unpleasant things happen to large groups of us, … Continue reading
Posted in caring, doing, friendship, help, perspective, struggle
Tagged @philo_quotes, Cicero, misfortune, right, sorry
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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. – Seneca What does that mean? This quote is about the human condition, and one of our primary jobs as a human being. While we can be kind … Continue reading
Posted in caring, help, humanitarianism, kindness, persistence, struggle
Tagged @philoQuotes, human, kindness, opportunity, Seneca
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In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person.
In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love you want the other person. – Margaret Anderson What does that mean? To me, this quote is a classic description of selfless love compared to selfish love. Or … Continue reading
Posted in caring, giving, happiness, love, motivation, self knowledge
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, love, Margaret Anderson, other, real
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Sanctity… the treasure that none discover because they suppose it to be too far away to be sought.
Sanctity… the treasure that none discover because they suppose it to be too far away to be sought. – Jean Pierre de Caussade What does that mean? This quote is from a French Priest in the period known as the … Continue reading
Posted in caring, contribution, help, observation, peace, truth
Tagged @caddguru, discover, Jean Pierre de Caussade, sanctity, treasure
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Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. – Thomas Fuller What does that mean? This quote, in my mind, is about how someone who is in love reacts to both absence and pretense of their loved one. This quote helps me … Continue reading
Posted in affection, caring, freedom, humanitarianism, justice, love
Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, absence, love, presence, Thomas Fuller
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The only [true] gift is a portion of yourself.
The only [true] gift is a portion of yourself. – Ralph Waldo Emerson What does that mean? Often quoted with the word [true] inserted, the proper quote omits it. The quote continues: “Therefore the poet brings his poem; the shepherd, … Continue reading
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Tagged @Quotes_on_Love, gift, portion, Ralph Waldo Emerson, yourself
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