Life Quotes Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“May our hearts garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

“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.”

“May our hearts garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.”

“The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.”

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You do not need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”

“Do not despise your own place and hour. Every place is under the stars, every place is the center of the world.”

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.”

“The river is everywhere.”

“People are going to say what they want to say and think what they want to think, and I can't change their minds.”

“Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse”

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.”