“To love one’s self, this is the greatest challenge we are all called to face.”

“Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.”

“To love, and be loved, this is the greatest challenge that any of us face in our lives.”

“Loving others is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. Altruism that rewards one's self.”

“To know one’s own state is not a simple matter. One cannot look directly at one’s own face with one’s own eyes, for example. One has no choice but to look at one’s reflection in the mirror. Through experience, we come to believe that the image is correct, but that is all.”

“Often the greatest challenge of the animal welfare movement is to remind people of the things they already know to be true-that to mistreat any animal is beneath us, that cruelty of any kind is dishonorable and inexcusable, and that we all have duties of kindness and self-restraint in the treatment of our fellow creatures.”