Gentleness and goodness are the roots of humanity.
Confucius
Gentleness and Goodness
Topic: Love, Compassion, & Kindness
“Gentleness and goodness are the roots of humanity.”
Confucius
ConfucianismThe Book of Ritual
Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011, p. 687 [Book of Ritual 38.18].
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Book of Ritual 38.18
“Gentleness and goodness are the roots of humanity.” But the initial goodness is ordinarily corrupted.
The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
“So our book [the Book of Joy] is part of this important process to help spread the message that love, kindness, and affection are the source of joy and happiness. As you [Desmond Tutu] already made clear, our basic human nature is good, is positive, so that can give us a basis for courage and self-confidence.”
–The Dalai Lama [“The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World” by Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, with Douglas Carlton Abrams].