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Compassion Quotes
"It's important to make sure that we're talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds."
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"It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man."
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"This is dreadful! Not the suffering and death of the animals, but that man suppresses in himself, unnecessarily, the highest spiritual capacity-that of sympathy and pity toward living creatures like himself-and by violating his own feelings becomes cruel. And how deeply seated in the human heart is the injunction not to take life!"
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"Hearts everywhere bear scars of one form of hurt or the other, and it is necessary to keep this in mind when trying to understand why a person is the way he or she is."
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"I don't call it "Life Insurance," I call it "Love Insurance." We buy it because we want to leave a legacy for those we love."
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"Those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt."
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"Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true."
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"Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind."
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"No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice in the pain of others. It lowers you to a level you should not be at."
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"You cannot feed the hungry on statistics."
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"In your heart there's a way around the criticizers, minimizes, and judgmental people that hurt you. When it's understood their self-confidence is very low. It's then you can pray for them, that they find peace, and allow all righteousness to come from Jesus Christ. Amen."
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"To possess a rich life of wholeness that brings happiness into the soul, is to show loving and caring characteristic traits toward others."
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"Empathy is the sunlight to the vampire of culture."
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"Be kind to yourself. Remember that when you abuse yourself, you will experience the anger, regret, and apathy of the bully as well as the depression, anxiety, and insecurity of the victim. Whatever you do, be kind to yourself."
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"If you can only do one thing today, choose to help someone in need. There are many who are less fortunate. Take some time to lend a helping hand. You will be surprised by how much you will uplift their spirit."
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"Are you able to remain humble and kind when things do not go the way you want or expect? Be kind when you are in pain; be kind even when your life seems to be falling apart around you. Be humble not only when you succeed but also when you fail. Kindness in word and action, and humble in thought and belief. It is important to not only say and do the 'right' thing, it is important to also think and believe it - which is being genuine in nature of peace embodiment."
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"With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it."
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"The supposedly intelligent are often too quick to judgewhen really all that's needed is loveand understandingbut try not to judge them in return because they will often judge themselves even more harshlywhich is so sad in a world that's already so full of pain that hugsand forgiveness should be called forevery single day."
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"Women are so caring, kindhearted and soft creatures; I wonder how one could harm or hurt them for any reason."
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"I was just thinking... how it is not and it will never be okay to cause pain in someone's life just because of the fact that you are envious of them! Is someone taller than you? Richer than you? More beautiful? That doesn't make it okay to hurt those people, for all you know, they bear deep wounds and carry heavy burdens and their heartache is far greater than anything you could ever bear! People try to hurt people that they're envious of, without knowing that they are adding to what is already painful. And because someone has more than you or has what it is that you want, doesn't mean that they owe you anything! It's not their fault! Be careful, you may just be wounding an angel soul, and a wound inflicted upon an angel soul, will always, always come back to haunt- YOU."
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"Kindness has no boundaries. It is the language of the soul."
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"Selfishness at the expense of others is bad. Self-care for the betterment of others is good."
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"Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim."
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"To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike."
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"Well, I think when we can turn to the person sitting next to us and really see them with kindness and see ourselves reflected back - when there's some dignity and compassion traveling back and forth."
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"The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter."
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"When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, "Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison." And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, "Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful."
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"All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others."
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"What would it hurt for me to give that homeless guy a couple bucks? Who the hell cares if he spends it on beer? Maybe beer is a step up for him from the harder stuff that knocked him onto the streets in the first place. Maybe, just maybe, he's actually going to spend it on food (homeless people do eat, right?). Maybe, he really is a desperate human being who is trying to change his situation."
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"There are those who have suggested that the tendency of a cat to play with its prey is a merciful one..."
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"Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, and that we owe it to ourselves as well as to the distressed."
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"People who suffer the most often inflict the most pain onto others. Compassion can be found through understanding this. When someone is internally suffering, sometimes the only reality they know is that of pain and thus their only knowledge is how to be a victim or an abuser. That's all they are able to communicate. Holding onto the thorn of resentment does not help them or you, but fostering compassion and forgiveness will."
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"Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides. It means that you are willing to stop being such a jerk. When you are aware of all that has been given to you, in your lifetime and the past few days, it is hard not to be humbled, and pleased to give back."
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"Compassion is that special ingredient that is often missed, and it makes a difference in building a positive environment."
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"Compassion is the magic ingredient to an amazing life."
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"Bullies do not just wake up and decide to be one. They are people who have or are experiencing emotional or verbal abuse. All you can do is not retaliate but show them love. Doing so, allows them see what they are missing and need. You can let them see the other side of life when you show love not hurt. After all, we are all products of love and we must choose to demonstrate that above all else."
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"Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation."
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"Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS."
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"The important thing is for me to feel love towards my fellow human beings-and sometimes, that has to be at a distance."
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"What happened? she asked, dropping to the damp ground beside Win. "Has Merripen been burned? "Yes, on his back. Win ripped a makeshift bandage from the hem of her own gown. "Beatrix, would you take this, please, and soak it in water? Without a word, Beatrix scampered to the trough at the handpump. Win stroked Merripen's thick black hair as he rested his head on his forearms. His breath hissed unevenly through his teeth. "Does it hurt, or is it numb? Amelia asked. "Hurts like the devil, he choked out. "That's a good sign. A burn is much more serious if it's numb. He turned his head to give her a speaking glance."
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"When Catherine told me about this (tragedy nearby), 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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"Let your love be the kindness to make a homeless person believe that a soul needs something more than just four walls and a ceiling."
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"Love and kindness are the hammer and chisel that gently chip through barriers and long-held beliefs to reveal the magnificent soul contained within every human."
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"When you wish evil on your enemies, remember that you are also someone else's enemy. Matthew 5:44"
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"The advice is a call to empathy, the ultimate act of the imagination, and the true ground of all fiction."
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