Thich Nhat Hanh

"Your dream is precious. Don't let go of it."

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."

"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce."

"Real community is built on the foundation of understanding and love."

"The person who loses their temper loses control of the situation."

"Each one of us is responsible for the whole of humankind."

"To meditate is to return home to yourself."

"Your joy is my joy. Your suffering is my suffering."

"In the moment of mindfulness, you are touching the eternal."

"We are here to love and be loved by one another."

"The present moment is filled with joy and peace. If you are attentive, you will see it."

"You are a Buddha, and so is the person sitting next to you."

"Mindfulness is the path to the Deathless. Heedlessness is the path to death."

"When you understand, you love. When you love, you naturally act well."

"The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water."

"Every morning, you have two choices: continue sleeping with your dreams, or wake up and chase them."

"Our appointment with life is in the present moment."

"Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay."

"True love is accepting others exactly as they are, without trying to change them."

"Life is available only in the present moment."

"Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness."

"To smile is to show that you are alive and appreciating the present moment."

"If you are invested in security and certainty, you are on the wrong planet."

"Each moment is a miracle in itself, containing the whole universe."

"The art of mindful living is to smile at the present moment."

"Your body is not just you. Your body is the whole cosmos."

"If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace."

"Every step I take is a prayer of gratitude."

"Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile."

"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You have to blame yourself."