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''Once we conclude that the basic nature of humanity is compassionate rather than aggressive, our relationship to the world around us changes immediately.
Seeing others as basically compassionate instead of hostile and selfish helps us to relax, trust, live at ease. It make us happier'' .
(Howard Cutler)

''I think that there is a very close connection between humility & patience.
Humility involves having the capacity to take a more confrontational stance, having the capacity to retaliate if you wish, yet deliberately deciding not to do so. That is what I would call genuine humility.
I think that true tolerance or patience has a component or element of self-discipline and restraint - the realization that you could have acted otherwise, you could have adopted a more aggressive approach, but decided not to do so'' (the 14th Dalai Lama).

''Do not take lightly small good deeds, believing they can hardly help. For drops of water, one by one, in time can fill a giant pot''.
(Patrul Rinpoche) .

[Buddhist Offerings 365 Days, Thames & Hudson]