--- title: "6 Compassion Sympathy Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Compassion Sympathy quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Compassion Sympathy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/sd-54606_compassion_in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us_833629.jpg" --- > [In a mad race to nowhere,how many of us stop and look around ? And even the one who do,how many do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sd/in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us-stop-and-look-around-and-even/) [Sd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/sd-54606_compassion_in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us_833629.jpg) > [I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hazel-hawke/i-don-t-think-of-compassion-as-sympathy-but-rather-as-empathy-an/) [Hazel Hawke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hazel-hawke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f6/hazel-hawke-28106_action_i-don-t-think-of-compassion-as-sympathy_873809.jpg) > [“He didn’t deserve compassion. Sympathy. Not even understanding. He deserved worse, far worse than he had ever been given.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/v-s-carnes/he-didn-t-deserve-compassion-sympathy-not-even-understanding-he/) [V.S. Carnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/v-s-carnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33f/v-s-carnes-10874_compassion_he-didn-t-deserve-compassion-sympathy-no_1225867.jpg) > [“This compassion, or sympathy with the pains of others, ought also to extend to the brute creation, as far as our necessities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erasmus-darwin/this-compassion-or-sympathy-with-the-pains-of-others-ought-also-to/) [Erasmus Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erasmus-darwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/erasmus-darwin-17186_compassion_this-compassion-or-sympathy-with-the-pai_1412819.jpg) > [“We foster personal meaning out of life by exulting in all of nature, exhibiting a reverence for people, animals, plants, and by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kilroy-j-oldster/we-foster-personal-meaning-out-of-life-by-exulting-in-all-of-nature/) [Kilroy J. Oldster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kilroy-j-oldster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/kilroy-j-oldster-1049_compassion_we-foster-personal-meaning-out-of-life-b_2110702.jpg) > [Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-d-chittister/compassion-is-not-sympathy-compassion-is-mercy-it-is-a-commitment-to/) [Joan D. Chittister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-d-chittister/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/joan-d-chittister-2635_commitment_compassion-is-not-sympathy-compassion-is_2202393.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion-sympathy/#itemlist", "name": "Compassion Sympathy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a mad race to nowhere,how many of us stop and look around ? And even the one who do,how many do actually show compassion towards someone? Are we really humans or walking machines? We don't have time to stop and think as to why a certain person is acting the way he is. Instead of showing some compassion or sympathy in stressful situation,we end up being cold and sadly that's what we do the best. The generation of today has sufficient time for social networks but little for social grace. I belong to this generation , and I plead guilty.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sd" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sd/in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us-stop-and-look-around-and-even/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/sd-54606_compassion_in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us_833629.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/sd-54606_compassion_in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us_833629.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/sd-54606_compassion_in-a-mad-race-to-nowhere-how-many-of-us_833629.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In a mad race to nowhere,how many of us stop and look around ? 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