“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
"The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out."
- Sharon Salzberg
Compassion
"Even in the midst of devastation, something within us always points the way to freedom."
- Sharon Salzberg
Hope
"Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others."
- Sharon Salzberg
Resilience
"An ordinary favor we do for someone or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be going nowhere at first, but may be planting a seed we can't see right now. Sometimes we need to just do the best we can and then trust in an unfolding we can't design or ordain."
- Sharon Salzberg
Faith
"If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you’ll be living in a world with less fear, isolation, and loneliness."
- Sharon Salzberg
Inner Peace
"Self-respect tends to inspire respect from others."
- Nathaniel Branden
Self-esteem
"Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality."
- Les Brown
Self-esteem
"You are your best thing."
- Toni Morrison
Self-esteem
"Thinking you’re no-good and worthless is the worst thing you can do."
- Nobito
Self-esteem
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
Self-esteem