Death carries off a man busy picking flowers with an besotted mind, like a great flood does a sleeping village.
Gautama BuddhaRead
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Self-love is essential and incomparable; no one deserves your affection more than you do.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-love and self-acceptance. It suggests that an individual should prioritize their own affection and love for themselves above anyone else, highlighting that everyone, regardless of their circumstances, deserves kindness and love from within.
Themes
Self-LoveAffectionDeservingUniverseKindness
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about self-acceptance.
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