In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.

Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh

Topics: Government Quotes

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy,...

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy,...

I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to...

I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to...

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.

I have offered teachings and practices in 35 countries, and yet in Vietnam, my books...

I have offered teachings and practices in 35 countries, and yet in Vietnam, my books...

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.

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

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

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others....

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You dont need to be accepted by others....

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects,...

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects,...

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is...

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is...

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents...

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

May our heart's garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong...Why not try and see...

People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong...Why not try and see...

Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future...

Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future...

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

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

One word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and...

One word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and...

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.

Smile. Why? Because it makes you attractive. It changes your mood. It relieves stress. And...

Smile. Why? Because it makes you attractive. It changes your mood. It relieves stress. And...