Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

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

My illness helped me to see that what was missing in society is what was missing in me: a little heart, a little brotherhood.

I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.

We can bring a heart of understanding and compassion to a world that needs it so much.

Raising children has given me a compassionate and gracious heart for all children and people, realizing we don't always know the circumstances behind closed doors.

Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart.

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.

It is by love alone that we understand anything

I think that the most necessary quality for any person to have is imagination. It makes people able to put themselves in other people's places. It makes them kind and sympathetic and understanding.

The more we see, the more we understand. The more we understand, the easier it is for us to have compassion and love. Understanding is the source of love. Understanding is love itself. Understanding is another name for love; love is another name for understanding.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up.

People need to have compassion for others.

When I hear other people's stories, I like to believe that they contribute to my 'Encyclopedia of Human Experience.' The stories I hear help me expand my definition of what love is, what pain feels like, what sacrifice means, what laughter can do.

I'm human, I feel, I understand. That's the highest level of love, is understanding - when you can understand someone, when you can love them with their flaws and their faults. So I understand, I consider. I may speak the truth, but I'll consider your feelings, too.

In a thousand pounds of law there is not an ounce of love.

Love is stronger than justice.

Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer.

We are all human beings, part of the human race, and we need to be compassionate and giving and kind with one another.

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.

Sometimes you see how humanity can rise above any kind of cultural ills and hate that a person's capacity to love and communicate and forgive can be bigger than anything else.

We have to bring the humanity and compassion back.

I am just a human being trying to make it in a world that is rapidly losing its understanding of being human.

Write me as one that loves his fellow-men.

My upbringing was faith-based, but we believed you should love all others as you want to be loved, because everyone should be treated equally. That's helped me have an understanding of people on different journeys and in different walks of life. At the end of the day, we're all the same, because we all want to be loved.