“We're connected by millions of shared experiences and dreams and nightmares, all tied together with compassion.” — Laura Anderson Kurk Copy Share Image
Mankind is not a tribe of animals to which we owe compassion. Mankind is a club to which we owe our subscription. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Why was this heart of mine formed with so much sensibility! Or why not my fortune adapted to its impulses! Tenderness without… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
To desire Him to be merciful to us is to acknowledge Him as God. To seek His pity when we deserve no… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
'Breaking Bad' is great at blurring the line between good and evil. It makes you feel compassion for Walter White so you're… — Jesse Plemons Copy Share Image
Oxytocin is lauded for how it promotes warmth, generosity, social bonding, cooperation, trust, and compassion. — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
If we dedicate a certain amount of time each day to cultivating compassion or any other positive quality, we are likely to… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
“Compassionate rulers love their subjects as they would an only child. They care for their followers even at the cost of their… — Jamgon Mipham Copy Share Image
I never understood why people want to do big things... Just do little things, with great Love. — Heidi Baker Copy Share Image
“At that point, Frank seemed to run out of words. There was somebody that he'd reminded me of, as he was spinning… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“In solitude I get rid of my scaffolding... Solitude molds self-righteous people into gentle, caring, forgiving persons who are so deeply convinced… — Henri J.M. Nouwen Copy Share Image
When the world stops caring , so do I. When people start noticing, ill be gone. — Jessica Gonzalez Copy Share Image
“Bear hence this body and attend our will. Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Young back-to-the-landers who had felt reassured by the "real" skills of growing their own food and building their own shelter were now… — Kate Daloz Copy Share Image
Do not judge yourself harshly. Without mercy for ourselves we cannot love the world. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Scientists tell us that we have enough technology to save our planet. . . . Yet we don't take advantage of this… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“We must approach our meditation realizing that 'grace,' 'mercy,' and 'faith' are not permanent inalienable possessions which we gain by our efforts… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I've always felt very blessed and lucky in the world, and I have great compassion for people who struggle to get through… — Michael T. Weiss Copy Share Image
“what was not a people may become a people; and she who did not obtain mercy may obtain mercy. And it shall… — The Church Fathers Copy Share Image
“I only wanted absolute quiet to think out why I had developed a sad attitude toward sadness, a melancholy attitude toward melancholy… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“His lines had been honed over centuries, passed down through generations, for poor people needed certain lines; the script was always the… — Kiran Desai Copy Share Image
“His Holiness the Dalai Lama does Yamantaka self-initiation every day. He has said that when he does, he keeps Geshe Kelsang in… — Thubten Zopa Copy Share Image
“There at the cross, we see all pain and darkness conquered in such a way that it is defeated forever. Not by… — Jocelyn Soriano Copy Share Image
“research shows that “firm but kind” is the smarter play. People trained in self-compassion meditation are more likely to quit smoking and… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
