"In true love, there is no pride."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"To love is to recognize; to be loved is to be recognized by the other."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"When a person’s speech is full of anger, it is because he or she suffers deeply."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"To breathe and know you are alive is wonderful. Because you are alive, everything is possible."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"The source of suffering is a false belief in permanence and the existence of separate selves."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"Happiness is a function of compassion. If you do not have compassion in your heart, you do not have any happiness."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"You are not an observer, you are a participant."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy."

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive. "

— Thich Nhat Hanh

"We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness."

— Thich Nhat Hanh