Wisdom & Proverbs✓ Verified source
“Feeling deeply the difference between oneself and others, bearing ill will and falling out with people — these things come from a heart that lacks compassion. If one wraps up everything with a heart of compassion, there will be no coming into conflict with people.
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Samurai, author of the Hagakure
Hagakure (c. 1716)
About this quote
- Attributed to
- Yamamoto Tsunetomo
- Source
- Hagakure (c. 1716)
- Culture / tradition
- Japanese
- Attribution status
- ✓ Verified source
- Verification
- Primary reference
Photo: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Unknown author (Public domain)
Reflect
Who taught you something like this — and have you thanked them?
The Sage Challenge
Share this with one person who needs it today.
Join to journal, save & shareCreate a share imageWatch & listen
EAffirmations - African Proverbs Meditation
Pharaoh Martin - EAffirmations·Wisdom
Featured in one of the Sage books
The Sayings of Confucius - FULL AudioBook | Greatest AudioBooks | Eastern Philosophy
Greatest AudioBooks·Wisdom
Featured in one of the Sage books
Who was Confucius? - Bryan W. Van Norden
TED-Ed·Wisdom
