How to Be Compassionate Quotes

“If a person shows anger to you, and you show anger in return, the result is disaster. If you nurse hatred, you will never be happy, even in the lap of luxury. By contrast, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance, and patience - then not only do you remain in peace, but gradually the anger of others also will diminish.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, How to Be Compassionate: a Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World

“When you begin to see that this assignment of extreme virtue or evil to a person or object is what makes them an object of lust or hatred, the emotion built on that exaggeration backs off; we”
― Dalai Lama XIV, How to Be Compassionate: a Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World