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Compassion Quotes
"It is only kindness and love, which can change the human heart."
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"Never underestimate the pains of others but consider yourself lucky."
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"One cannot speak about love for God and neighbor without having a standard of communication, respect, honor, and without understanding how precious every human being is."
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"Having a religion doesn't make a person love or not love others. It doesn't make a person accept or not accept others. It doesn't make a person befriend or not befriend others.Being without a religion doesn't make somebody do or be any of that either.No, what makes somebody love, accept, and befriend their fellow man is letting go of a need to be better than others.Nothing else."
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"Two things put me in the spirit to give. One is that I have come to think of everyone with whom I come into contast as a patient in the emergency room. I see a lot of gaping wounds and dazed expressions. Or, as Marianne Moore put it, "The world's an orphan's home." And this feels more true than almost anything else I know. But so many of us can be soothed by writing: think of how many times you have opened a book, read one line, and said, "Yes!" And I want to give people that feeling, too, of connection, communication."
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"Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless."
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"Compassion is an ordinary intent that is felt for everywhere in this world and it is the intent that, 'the whole world is trapped in worldly miseries; how can their miseries be alleviated?"
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"Sometomes that's all people ever really need. Just to know."
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"Light up the radiant flame of conscience, goodwill and compassion in your heart, and go over the length and breadth of your society in the pursuit of shedding light over the whole world. And in time, you'll become a glorious sun that will shine over the entire human population."
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"What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions."
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"Compassion is a sign of inner peace. Kindness is a sign of inner strength. Be kind and be compassionate."
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"What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?"
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"If you had a table spread for a feast, and was making merry with your friends, you would think it was kind to let me come and sit down and rejoice with you, because you'd think I should like to share those good things; but I should like better to share in your trouble and your labour."
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"It is better to do little things with love than big things without love."
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"Jesus Christ is the Father of Fatherless."
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"If people were kinder, the world might cease weeping."
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"On the other hand, she was disproportionately indulgent towards the failings of men, and was often heard to say that these were natural."
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"Find out the needs of the people you are ministering to and help them overcome their fears."
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"You are helpful, and you are loved, and you are forgiven, and you are not alone."
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"Compassion only plagues those with hearts, much like a field of thorns only troubles those who bleed."
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"You can never hurt anyone without hurting yourself. Never hurt an innocent, loving, and kind animal."
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"No one should feel hurt by you, you should make everyone happy and leave."
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"To fight the poverty, we must feel the poverty."
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"Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future."
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"See what love sees. Hear what love hears. Say what love says. Do what love does."
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"Christ delves far beyond the means of superficiality, not simply because of his immaculate love, but also because he considers the distinct cases of each individual rather than withholding a broadened perception by use of stereotypes."
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"Every peak and valley of your life has led you to deeper understanding and, ultimately, growing compassion."
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"Look every creature from the window of compassion with the eyes of love!"
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"The most compassionate thing I can do for them is continuing to see their potential. They need to know that people are not going to abandon them because of their bad behavior. Only in the security of this can they let themselves learn better strategies."
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"As your consciousness, refinement and pureness of heart expands you will become less judgmental, less corrective, less reactive, less black-and-white, less critical, less apt to blame and less tormented by others and their faults and views."
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"Let them express their anger and hatred, listen to them and smile."
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"Avoiding pain causes endless suffering for you and others. Avoiding pain is really selfishness."
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"To one full of love: a stranger is his brother, a stranger is his sister, a stranger is his mother, a stranger is his father. To one full of self: a stranger is a nuisance, a stranger is an intruder, a stranger is an adversary, a stranger is a stranger."
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"Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled."
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"A word of consolation may sweetly touch the ear.Now and then a quiet songwill clear the mind of fear.A simple act of kindnesscan ease a load of care.Stories told in memorydiminish all despair.A whispered prayer of comfortdraws angel arms around.Counting blessings, great and small,helps gratitude abound.These acts, all sympathetic,will kindly play their part.But seldom do they dry the tearsshed mutely in the heart."
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"Have compassion for people as long as you are one of them too."
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"We should live deeply and with delight for those who were cheated of life's gift."
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"Jesus was never indifferent to the issues of the people in His day."
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"Approaching others with a loving heart enables you to be more caring, compassionate, and empathetic. What's not to love about that?"
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"You don't do kind deeds expecting kindness in return. You don't do kind deeds because you deem the recipient worthy. You do kind deeds because it's who you are, and because you understand the powerful difference your gentle hand makes in this dreary world."
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"An open heart has greater power than a clenched fist."
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"Life is never easy for any one. Be gentle with one another."
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"Nowhere in the bible did it say, "Only show compassion and empathy to those you can trust." If we did that, we would be burying homeless people every day."
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"To minimize hatred and oppression, our love roots must be deep and solid."
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"True service is when you serve others without expecting anything in return."
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"Be compassionate, be kind and, above all, be loving."
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"A merciful heart beats contently stronger than many vengeful ones."
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