Some say there is no uniquely Canadian identity, that our multicultural fabric is too varied to establish a common thread. I disagree.… — Craig Kielburger Copy Share Image
With impeccable prose, dry wit, and uncommon wisdom, Ted Thompson brings to life one family's painful disappointments and powerful resilience. The Land… — Maggie Shipstead Copy Share Image
There is no place in the kingdom of heaven for a divided heart. It is in the division that love is lost;… — Frances J Roberts Copy Share Image
What if someone hurts you with a weapon? Wait. Think it over. You probably feel angry. That's normal. But wasn't it the… — Sylvia Boorstein Copy Share Image
When the only bond between close friends is attachment, then even a minor issue may cause one's projections to change. As soon… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Our uniqueness, our individuality, and our life experience molds us into fascinating beings. I hope we can embrace that. I pray we… — Linda Thompson Copy Share Image
To sacrifice the principles of manners, which require compassion and respect, and bat people over the head with their ignorance of etiquette… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“The world was in a confused turmoil-wars, H-bombs, confrontations, fear, hate, hate. And Hollywood was feeding the confusion with a steady diet… — Frank Capra Copy Share Image
Caregivers attract caregivers and live in a community of love. They are energized by their caring, fulfilled, and they love life. Caretakers… — Gary Zukav Copy Share Image
We feel great compassion for parents whose love and protective instincts for their challenged children have moved them to some positions that… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
“For mercy's sake, the child is crazy!" exclaimed Miss Rottenmeier, running up the stairs. In her hurry she had bumped into Sebastian,… — Johanna Spyri Copy Share Image
Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Often it is hard. So hard, in fact, that Jesus' decree to love and pray for our opponents is regarded as one… — Lee Strobel Copy Share Image
“I do not believe that Mr. Jefferson ever hated me. On the contrary, I believe he always like me: but he detested… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Compassion. Love. It was not civilization that birthed these gentle gifts - though its followers might claim otherwise. Nor was civilization the… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
Intolerance lies at the core of evil. Not the intolerance that results from any threat or danger. But intolerance of another being… — Menachem Mendel Schneerson Copy Share Image
“I think he overlook a phase: that empathy stage in our lives when we may begin to see even the commonest animals… — Matthew Scully Copy Share Image
Witness the American ideal: the Self-Made Man. But there is no such person. If we can stand on our own two feet,… — Urie Bronfenbrenner Copy Share Image
Patricia Smith is one of the best poets around and has been for a long time. Her Blood Dazzler is full of… — Terrance Hayes Copy Share Image
“If you're a boy, any display of sensitivity is gay. Compassion is gay. Crying is supergay. Reading is usually gay. Certain songs… — Gavin Extence Copy Share Image
“As emotional radars, empaths instantly pick up on the vibes around them and tend to gravitate the most towards those who are… — Mateo Sol Copy Share Image
History was a trash bag of random coincidences torn open in a wind. Surely, Watt with his steam engine, Faraday with his… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
But the man who is not afraid to admit everything that he sees to be wrong with himself, and yet recognizes that… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
“There are people who have the capacity to imagine themselves as someone else, there are people who have no such capacity (when… — J.M. Coetzee 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
...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Open your eyes, heart and mind to an unknown atmosphere, where it's cool and clear with no judgments or prejudices but where… — Pamela Smith Pettway Copy Share Image
We do not hear the term compassionate applied to business executives or entrepreneurs, certainly not when they are engaged in their normal… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
It's not always that easy to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Sinners can surprise you. And the same is… — Mary Alice Copy Share Image
In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of… — Keith O'Brien Copy Share Image
“mic.7.18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?… — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
Some people consider the practice of love and compassion is only related to religious practice and if they are not interested in… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
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Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view,… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“twin five-hundred-twenty-horsepower Mercs on each one. Probably looking at four hundred thousand dollars’ worth of big-boy toys there.” Greer eyed the boats… — Mary Kay Andrews Copy Share Image
Jesus moved in a very poor world. People were seeking their own solutions. Many were helped - not that Jesus was helping… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
I feel that compassionate thought is the most precious thing there is. It is something that only we human beings can develop.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“By teaching them all to read, we have left them at the mercy of the printed word. By the invention of the… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
What does this compassion entail? ... It means understanding one's connection to the whole of creation: understanding that one is part of… — Jackie Tabick Copy Share Image
If the divine Mercy grants him the knowledge of himself, then his adoration will be pure; and, for him, paradise and hell,… — Abdelkader El Djezairi Copy Share Image
![“Compassion. Love. It was not civilization that birthed these gentle gifts - though its followers might claim otherwise. Nor was civilization the sweetest garden for such things to blossom in - though those trapped within it might imagine it so. No, as far as [Karsa] could see, civilization was a…” quote by Steven Erikson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/steven-erikson-588_civilization_compassion-love-it-was-not-civilization_2585292.jpg)
