A person’s attitude creates the tone of his or her life. The highest expression of human dignity is to live a purposeful life devoted to principles and exhibiting compassion for other people.

We can only come to terms with our own place in the world by compassionately commiserating with the pang of longing that our brethren experience.

A person imbued with compassion and self-understanding can readily love oneself and exhibit endless sympathy for all people. A person who is unkind to their self can never transcend their corrupt barriers much less run into the world with open arms enthusiastically embracing humankind and all of nature with uninhibited friendliness and goodwill.

A child is not born with affection, adoration, and kindheartedness. A person accrues empathy and sympathy from experiencing our own pain.