BUDDHIST QUOTES ON ANIMALS

“All beings are equal and united in their desire for happiness and their wish to avoid suffering.” – Dalai Lama

“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.” – Buddha

“Being kind to animals is not just the right thing to do, it is the only thing to do.” – Buddhist proverb

“May all beings be happy, may all beings be safe, may all beings be free from suffering.” – Buddhist prayer

“In separateness lies the world’s great misery, in compassion lies the world’s true strength.” – Buddha

“Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.” – Arthur Schopenhauer

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – Dalai Lama

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life, even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.” – Buddha “All beings are capable of becoming enlightened, even insects.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Do not kill animals, do not cause others to kill them, and do not approve of others killing them. It is contradictory to say that you want to live a life of love and peace but continue to kill and eat animals.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“The only true measure of compassion is the way it extends to all beings, even animals.” – Buddhist proverb ONE SIDED FRIENDSHIPS QUOTES

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” – Aristotle

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” – Buddha

“A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” – Albert Einstein

“Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.” – Buddha

“The greatest compassion is the prevention of human suffering through kindness to all living creatures.” – Buddhist proverb

“You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.” – Anonymous

“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” – Buddha

“Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle.” – Ian MacLaren

“The gift of truth excels all other gifts.” – Buddha

“To be happy, we must be compassionate.” – Dalai Lama

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” – Martin Buber