“Life is made of death, and death is made of life.”

About Thích Nhất Hạnh

1926 – 2022

Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher and peace activist.

“We have to accept death; it makes life possible.”

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it.”

“When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it.”

“No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle.”

“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”

“The life of the dead is in the memory of the living.”

“A useless life is an early death.”

“The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.”

“Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.”