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The light around someone who speaks truth, who consistently acts with compassion for all, even in great difficulty, is visible to all around them.

Jack Kornfield

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Jack Kornfield
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 16
Author
Psychologist
Writer
the United States of America
Compassion
Speak
Someone
Around
Consistently
Light
Speaks
Truth
Visible
Great
Acts
Even
Difficulty

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