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Compassion Quotes
"There is no doubt that the most effective way to heal my pain is to purposefully put it to work healing the pain in the life of another. But that means I must endure the pain of not focusing on 'my' pain."
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"Here's another example of the difference in our worldviews. A family in my sister's neighborhood was recently stricken with a double tragedy, when both the young mother and her three-year-old son were diagnosed with cancer. When Catherine told me about this, I could only say, shocked, "Dear God, that family needs grace. She replied firmly, "That family needs casseroles, and then proceeded to organize the entire neighborhood into bringing that family dinner, in shifts, every single night, for an entire year. I do not know if my sister fully recognizes that this is grace."
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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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"We should live deeply and with delight for those who were cheated of life's gift."
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"Kindness alchemizes the soul, and a sweeter, richer life is the delicious result."
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"When you learn to kill animals, you are unconsciously teaching cruelty to other creations."
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"An open heart has greater power than a clenched fist."
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"A merciful heart beats contently stronger than many vengeful ones."
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"The greatest thing a human being can do is to be compassionate to humanity."
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"Inspiration may come from many places but motivation - the love of life, daily drive and the will to thrive - that must come from you from within."
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"Walking a mile in someone else's shoes isn't as much about the walk or the shoes; it's to be able to think like they think, feel what they feel, and understand why they are who and where they are. Every step is about empathy."
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"What is the nature of the worldly life (sansar)? God lives in every living being of the world, that means if you oppress any living being or cause misery to them, then adharma (unrighteousness, irreligion) will occur. The result (effect) of adharma will be against your desires and the result of dharma (righteousness, religion) will be favorable to your desires."
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"Even if you insult him, he gives you his blessings; such a one only is the Gnani Purush [The enlightened one]!"
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"GLOUCESTERNow, good sir, what are you?EDGARA most poor man made tame to fortune's blows,Who by the art of known and feeling sorrowsAm pregnant to good pity."
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"When you show love and empathy to people, you draw them closer to your beliefs and traditions."
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"Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity."
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"It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded."
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"It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend."
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"Without love and compassion, nothing is sacred."
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"For an outpour of love there is always a first partaker."
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"The authentic human has the might of compassion and the creative power to do any manner of good."
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"Let your neighbor's needs be your concern."
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"Nothing on earth is as unbearable as dealing with other people if you are a person who lacks compassion and understanding."
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"We can assist other souls' hearts and make their world brighter when they are traveling through a difficult experience not by lowering ourselves to their level of sadness but by lifting them up with the light of our joy."
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"Be compassionate ... and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a better place."
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"Rain is just God weeping for Earth's troubles."
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"Compassion is the signature of Higher Consciousness. Non-violence is the tool to evolve into the Higher Consciousness."
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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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"Perhaps above everything compassion is the most important thing to embrace and emanate in life. It will enhance your life - and it's the one thing that will elevate and heal mankind."
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"As if you are their mother, be kind to others."
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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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"Have compassion for people as long as you are one of them too."
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"Before hurting an animal, feel her pain and see her tears. Then question your conscience."
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"Life is never easy for any one. Be gentle with one another."
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"Be compassionate, be kind and, above all, be loving."
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"So bring me this man, trembling and shivering from head to foot; let me fall into his arms or down at his knees; he will weep and we shall weep, he will be eloquent and I shall be comforted, and my heart shall melt into his, he will take my soul, and I his God.But what is this kindly old gentleman to me? And what am I to him? Just one more member of the race of unfortunates, one more shade to go with the many he has seen, one more figure to add to his total of executions."
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"Before hurting anyone, especially those who cannot protect themselves, feel their pain with your heart. Take care of them as your little child."
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"Do not judge. But pray for grace for all people."
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"Demonstrate love to the people first, and then teach them to observe biblical principles."
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"True compassion does not sit on the laps of renovation; it dives with an approach to reconstruction. Don't throw a coin at a begger. Rather, destroy his source of poverty."
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"You can only prove your love to God when you love people that do not deserve your love."
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"Love is not only one of the greatest blessings in your personal life, but when it is extended professionally, the possibilities are endless."
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"Love manifests itself in loving attitudes and acts."
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"God treats us the same way we treat one another."
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"For agnosticism is, in a sense, what I am preaching. I do not wish to reduce the sceptical element in your minds. I am only suggesting that it need not be reserved exclusively for the New Testament and the Creeds. Try doubting something else."
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"Serving people with love and compassion is the best way to bring them to Christ."
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"Love is the easiest way of evangelism."
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"We ought to love and be gentle with one another."
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