Compassion Quotes · Page 200

God's justice and God's mercy do not quarrel with each other.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

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

If acting has any meaning, it is so that we can have greater empathy for other people.

— David Harbour

Barack Obama was always special, you know? And not special, like, He's gonna be important, he's gonna be president. He was special…

— Michelle Obama

Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers.

— Gerrit Smith

Compassion seems to be the greatest power.

— Dalai Lama

Treat everyone with kindness, dignity, compassion and respect, irrespective of whether you think they understand or not.

— Martin Pistorius

Always be careful to consider others' needs, not just your own. In this way you'll able to maintain happiness and serenity in…

— Anurag Prakash Ray

Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.

— John Bevere

“The world could be a little less cruel, if we nurture each other while we grow; learn understanding while we transform and…

— Nikki Rowe

The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion.

— Brennan Manning

Islam is a faith that brings comfort to people. It inspires them to lead lives based on honesty, and justice, and compassion.

— George W. Bush

“We can act to deal with the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami, but the disaster was only faintly political in the…

— Rebecca Solnit

“The most frightful of all spectacles is the strength of the civilization without its mercy.”

— Winston Churchill

“But I have none: the king-becoming graces, As justice, verity, temperance, stableness, Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness, Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have…

— William Shakespeare

Becoming chronically ill has definitely given me a greater understanding of human nature, and I've learned to accept people's lack of long-term…

— Yolanda Hadid

“He who looks at people through (the eyes of ) knowledge hates them, but he who looks at them through (the eyes…

— Abu Yazid Bustami

If I were to meet the slave-traders who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me, I would kneel and kiss their…

— Josephine Bakhita

“When we practice viewing others as perfect right now, we increase our capacity to view ourselves with more compassion, kindness, and self-love.”

— Anella Wetter

“But mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice.”

— Brent Weeks

When faith is completely replaced by creed, worship by discipline, love by habit; when the crisis of today is ignored because of…

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

The compass of compassion asks not what is good for me? but what is good? Not what is best for me but…

— Carl Safina

Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.

— Sandra Cisneros

Caring too much is actually hurting you and them. Find the balance. Let God in to carry the load.

— Anonymous

There are a lot of health care providers in this country who have a very deep sense of service and compassion for…

— Kent Brantly

Poor animals! How jealously they guard their pathetic bodies...that which to us is merely an evening's meal, but to them is life…

— T. Casey Brennan

“Stop badgering this unfortunate little woman! Is there no mercy left in the world anymore? What has become of compassion and understanding?…

— Tennessee Williams

Only if you resist what happens are you at the mercy of what happens, and the world will determine your happiness and…

— Eckhart Tolle

“For all the types of pain that can lead to suffering there is a solution. Through opening our hearts with compassion to…

— Sebastian Pole

“Sometimes kindness is stepping aside, letting go of our need to be right & just being happy for someone.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Mercy to all mankind.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“You have the power to choose compassion in each moment.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

Every good and valuable thing you do in life, makes your world a better place to be.

— Anonymous

The purpose of all the major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of…

— Anonymous

The law works fear and wrath; grace works hope and mercy.

— Martin Luther

Nothing shocks our moral feelings so deeply as cruelty does. We can forgive every other crime, but not cruelty. The reason for…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“Love means leaving yourself vulnerable, knowing that there is someone to catch you when you fall. ~ Mercy”

— Patricia Briggs

Nature has no compassion. Nature accepts no excuses and the only punishment it knows is death.

— Eric Hoffer

Life has taught me that respect, caring and love must be shared, for it's only through sharing that friendships are born.

— Anonymous

The only absurdity in which I find equally immense compassion and morality is Christianity - though the compassion is outlandish and the…

— Kedar Joshi