To defy the authority of empirical evidence is to disqualify oneself as someone worthy of critical engagement in a dialogue.

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

If you don't love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.

Sometimes, whether a desire is excessive or negative depends on the circumstances or society in which you live in.

So, the tendency of our childish nature is to take small things too seriously and get easily offended, whereas when we are confronted with situations which have long-term consequences, we tend to take things less seriously

The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.