“Therefore, let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you.” — Doreen Valiente Copy Share Image
“All forms of meditation strengthen & direct our attention through the cultivation of three key skills: concentration, mindfulness & compassion or lovingkindness.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“Who defined me? My culture, a culture of mercy, a living codex. I am a unique culture of one, from everywhere. I… — Alice Notley Copy Share Image
They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
There's something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper… — Mike White Copy Share Image
Children are not created fully equipped with such values as courage, compassion, integrity, and insights into the motives and needs of themselves… — Irene Hunt Copy Share Image
I swear I will not dishonor my soul with hatred, but offer myself humbly as a guardian of nature, as a healer… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
“Lovers of dishonesty caress you with one hand and 'steal' from you with the other. If there is no 'profit' for them,… — Alex H. P. Brito Copy Share Image
Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar, A Buddha teaches according to the tolerance of his students; Some he urges to… — Akkineni Nagarjuna Copy Share Image
“The problem, unstated until now, is how to live in a damaged body in a world where pain is meant to be… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“Green smiled at me, all that compassion in his eyes, and he cupped my face in his hands, as though it were… — Amy Lane Copy Share Image
Love is the missing factor; there is a lack of affection, of warmth in relationship; and because we lack that love, that… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Nature is what we know. We do not know the gods of religions. And nature is not kind, or merciful, or loving.… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
“Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn’t exist. God is either… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of… — Bernard of Clairvaux Copy Share Image
“Give me this gift, an understanding heart That I may comfort souls along the way. On wings of mercy, let my words… — Mirla Greenwood Thayne Copy Share Image
“David was "a star, the Elvis of the Bible." An unusually for such a rockstar with his lust for power, lust for… — Bono Copy Share Image
The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
Art civilizes us and it connects us and activates us. And so it's really important to connect with compassion, with stories about… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
You have only to begin, Lir. Mercy breeds mercy as slaughter breeds slaughter. We can’t expect the world to be better than… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Though I may not be able to leave my children a fortune when I die...may I leave them a legacy of truth,… — Kevin Messick Copy Share Image
I may not know you, but I understand you; your feelings and your journey. And understanding someone is better than knowing them. — Chanda Kaushik Copy Share Image
“Prophets from Amos and Isaiah to Gandhi and King have shown how frequently compassion demands confrontation. Love without criticism is a kind… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
“He who looks at people through (the eyes of ) knowledge hates them, but he who looks at them through (the eyes… — Abu Yazid Bustami Copy Share Image
“Compassion forms the essential bond between seeking God in meditation and all forms of social justice. For the more we are transformed… — James Finley Copy Share Image
Peace cultures thrive on and are nourished by visions of how things might be, in a world where sharing and caring are… — Elise M. Boulding Copy Share Image
“Oh no…!” Swanilde gasped, a dance of emotions going across her face. I could see sadness, anger, fear, and compassion-as well as… — Bethany Huang Copy Share Image
Some people have become [in U.S] a lot more conservative but I can't really speak about that because I wasn't there. I… — Nan Goldin Copy Share Image
I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry, to fear and to hope. The rhythm of my heart is the… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“It is curious what patches of hardness and tenderness lie side by side in men’s dispositions. I suppose he has some test… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“Mercy should be given once to a person and it is priceless. This person then should be very honest and should promise… — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
Justice is possible without equality, I believe, because of compassion and understanding. If I have compassion, then if I have more than… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I love the exploration of someone who has such a different background from you. That exploration runs to compassion and to cracking… — Rachel McAdams Copy Share Image
“You can't avoid caring for someone for fear that one day something bad will happen. You will only die alone and afraid.” — Cindy Lyle Copy Share Image
It were much better that a sentient being should never have existed, than that it should have existed only to endure unmitigated… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a… — Giacomo Casanova Copy Share Image
Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
“Great is thy faithfulness of the Lord. Thank you Lord for your great compassion and mercies. My heart is overflowing with great… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
So many of us start along the spiritual path because we are suffering. But you must realize that for real healing to… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
I've become more empathetic, and my capacity to understand and be patient - to give people a break - has enlarged over… — Stephen Lang Copy Share Image
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