You are the sky. Everything else — it’s just the weather. - Rick Hanson

People will do more to avoid a loss than to acquire a comparable gain

The remedy is not to suppress negative experiences; when they happen, they happen. Rather, it is to foster positive experiences — and in particular, to take them in so they become a permanent part of you.

It’s easy to be kind when others treat you well. The challenge is to preserve your loving-kindness when they treat you badly — to preserve goodwill in the face of ill will.