“When I met you, Peri, I thought this girl doesn't know it but she carries the three passion of Bertrand Russel: the… — Elif Shafak Copy Share Image
Were it not for the relationship I have with Christ, the world surely would have run me down by now…Certainly I'll never… — Bret Lott Copy Share Image
How can we condemn those who are truly blinded by evil? We can't. We shouldn't. How do we bring about conversion of… — Abby Johnson Copy Share Image
Compassion being action without motive, without self-interest, without any sense of fear, without any sense of pleasure. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
“Income and wealth may impress your friends and increase your vocabulary, but having a servant attitude and compassion for others will cause… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
Let us not demeanor or belittle. Rather, let us be compassionate and encouraging,. We must be careful that we do not destroy… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
To be a satirist, at all events. The venom of Pope is what is needed. The sense of delight -- the expansion… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
Compassion gives us a common ground to stand on regardless of your faith background. It gives us a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
“It was the same attendant, and somehow, in the busiest parking lot in the city of over 2 million, he had recognized… — Oriah Mountain Dreamer Copy Share Image
Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can… — African Spir Copy Share Image
Intelligence is derived from two words - inter and legere - inter meaning 'between' and legere meaning 'to choose'. An intelligent person,… — J. Martin Klotsche Copy Share Image
Perhaps we can only truly serve those we are willing to touch, not only with our hands but with our hearts and… — Rachel Naomi Remen Copy Share Image
“Don’t let religious-sounding reluctance fool you. When you plead “unworthy” and refuse to be served by God, you place your judgment about… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
This is a key point which the secularists are missing: they think that stressing God's mercy means that sins are no longer… — Thomas J. Paprocki Copy Share Image
It matters, it matters very much, what each of us chooses to do. The journey toward self-discovery and self-knowledge is not only… — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
The path of compassion leads to the development of insight. But it doesn't work to say, "Ready, set, go! Be compassionate!" Beginning… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
“Mercy begins with a deep awareness of one’s own need for it. Whereas Alinsky first sees injustice in others, the man of… — Charles J. Chaput Copy Share Image
True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
The most beautiful rose flower will lose its alluring beauty if it's the only flower in the garden. So let your words… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
Say grace for the case to race with a chance to face the judge and I betcha my soul won't budge. Grudge… — Layzie Bone Copy Share Image
To become wholly compassionate requires us to open our eyes and hearts, to behold the pain and exploitation our culture obscures, to… — Joanne Stepaniak Copy Share Image
One important lesson I learned over and over is that, when you walk into any troubled organization, there is a delicate balance… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
He's on a mission of mercy to the new frontier, he's gonna check us all on out of here. Up to that… — John Hiatt Copy Share Image
How much better the world would be if we all gave gifts of understanding, and compassion, of service, and friendship, of kindness… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
We will be remembered not for the power of our weapons but for the power of our compassion, our dedication to human… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
Love is not without its flaws. The stronger the love, the more it tests you. Compassion and empathy will make true love… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Go beyond yourself and reach out to other people with a sincere love, respect, caring, and understanding of their needs. — Susan Polis Schutz Copy Share Image
Maybe the worst thing is not caring what people think. That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my… — Tony Wilson Copy Share Image
If there is a single definition of healing it is to enter with mercy and awareness those pains, mental and physical, from… — Stephen Levine Copy Share Image
I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I… — Davey Havok Copy Share Image
“The news can be poison to your soul, don't let it kill your joy, be compassionate but not consumed. Be empathetic not… — Rob Liano Copy Share Image
“The impression made on a wise man is that of universal innocence. Poison is not poisonous after all, nor are any wounds… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The great pleasure that comes from reading poets such as Mark Doty and Marianne Moore is the realisation that the essential virtues… — John Burnside Copy Share Image
If you're really listening, if you're awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart… — Andrew Harvey Copy Share Image
A divine dance appears in the soul and the body at the time of peace and union.Anyone can learn the dance, just… — Rumi Copy Share Image
“Once we are honest about our feelings, we can invite ourselves to consider alternative modes of viewing our pain and can see… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
You will never be able to feel the presence of true love and compassion if your feelings and emotions have been thrown… — M Walder Copy Share Image
“but I was past the point of caring, the night stoking a foolish, confused sense that I had somehow returned to the… — Emma Cline Copy Share Image
