It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing…

Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion,…

— Joseph Addison

“I fight with love and kindness as my weapons and compassion as my defense.”

— Debasish Mridha

I really enjoy making people laugh; I've discovered that's a great technique. That's as powerful as stirring their sorrow, stirring their compassion, because that…

— Max Lucado

“If you refuse to use physical force, then you will be at the mercy of your oppressor!”

— Segun Magbagbeola

For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…

— Geneen Roth

I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

— Abraham Lincoln

We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of…

— R. C. Sproul

“Helpers in every corner, helpers in every hood. That's how we'll make the move, to reform from rude.”

— Abhijit Naskar

There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…

— Dalai Lama

May the gods have mercy on whoever pisses them off, because Zarek and Jericho will have none for them. (Madoc) You’d better be glad…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

— Dean Koontz

“No one has any right to tell you that the way you perceive yourself is wrong. Because by doing so, they also discourage the…

— Kamand Kojouri

“la ilaha ilallah muhammadun rasulullah, alaihi salatullah wa alihi wal ahibba "shine your mercy like the sun, and be gracious as the earth let…

— Talib al Habib

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.

— Charles Darwin