Javan Quotes

When you have a fresh point of view that comes from the right side of the heart, it's just so valuable. You can take it or not take it, but just that perspective can give you a lot of strength or make you reflect on a lot of things.

What brings understanding is love. When your heart is full, then you will listen to the teacher, to the beggar, to the laughter of children, to the rainbow, and to the sorrow of man. Under every stone and leaf, that which is eternal exists.

So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we can ease the suffering of another person. [True Love. A Practice for Awakening the Heart.]

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

I would just like a woman someday, somewhere, at some point in my life to say to me, 'You're a great listener.' Haven't heard it yet, and that's a superior compliment to get from a woman. But I'm going to work on it.

The portal into people's hearts is being interested in them.

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool.

Man becomes man only by his intelligence, but he is man only by his heart.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Love and compassion don't at all have to make us weak, or lead us to losing discernment and vision. We just have to learn how to find them. And see, in truth, what they bring us.

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

The difference between a 20-something and a 30-something man? Wisdom. At 20 years old, we don't really get how sensitive and beautiful women are. By 30, we're finally starting to learn.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.

The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren't as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use.'

The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.

It's important to determine not just the quality of your mind but the fullness of your heart.

As far as my mindset changing, I see myself having more empathy in my older age.

Becoming a reader grows our horizons, our appetite for the good, the true and the beautiful, and our empathy.

Ignorance and bungling with love are better than wisdom and skill without.

Connecting with people who are able to maintain a sense of humility is really useful.