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title: "16 Think Compassion Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 16 Think Compassion quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Think Compassion sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-campbell/i-think-of-compassion-as-the-fundamental-religious-experience-and/)

[Joseph Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-campbell/)

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> [I think compassion is an important quality in people in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-elizabeth/i-think-compassion-is-an-important-quality-in-people-in-general/)

[Shannon Elizabeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-elizabeth/)

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> [We're a migrant nation made up of people who've been torn out of other worlds, and you'd think we would have some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-flanagan/we-re-a-migrant-nation-made-up-of-people-who-ve-been-torn-out-of/)

[Richard Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-flanagan/)

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> [Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/many-of-us-think-that-compassion-drains-us-but-i-promise-you-it-is/)

[Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a66/joan-halifax-11817_compassion_many-of-us-think-that-compassion-drains_1105086.png)

> [I don't think we find compassion. I think we become the space that compassion wants to live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-hanson-lasater/i-don-t-think-we-find-compassion-i-think-we-become-the-space-that/)

[Judith Hanson Lasater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-hanson-lasater/)

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> [Don't ever think compassion is weak. Compassion is about strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-halifax/don-t-ever-think-compassion-is-weak-compassion-is-about-strength/)

[Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-halifax/)

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> [I think compassion is the only way to approach any subject, especially if it's to do with physical appearance. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jameela-jamil/i-think-compassion-is-the-only-way-to-approach-any-subject-especially/)

[Jameela Jamil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jameela-jamil/)

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> [Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-tutu/frequently-people-think-compassion-and-love-are-merely-sentimental-no/)

[Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-tutu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/desmond-tutu-442_action_frequently-people-think-compassion-and-l_2983814.jpg)

> [I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anushka-sharma/i-think-compassion-is-important-but-love-fizzles-out-eventually-but/)

[Anushka Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anushka-sharma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/anushka-sharma-2816_always_i-think-compassion-is-important-but-love_2066864.jpg)

> [“We sometimes think of compassion as ‘kind intention.’ The Gospel writers meant more than that. The word actually means, ‘to have trembling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-dailey/we-sometimes-think-of-compassion-as-kind-intention-the-gospel-writers/)

[Ben Dailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-dailey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/ben-dailey-86464_compassion_we-sometimes-think-of-compassion-as-kind_1467229.jpg)

> [I don't understand love quite honestly. I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anushka-sharma/i-don-t-understand-love-quite-honestly-i-think-compassion-is/)

[Anushka Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anushka-sharma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7e/anushka-sharma-2816_compassion_i-don-t-understand-love-quite-honestly-i_1173770.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)

> [It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/it-s-in-our-interest-to-take-care-of-others-self-centrednes-s-is/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/dalai-lama-89_attention_it-s-in-our-interest-to-take-care-of-oth_2492625.jpg)

> [ “\[P\]eople think of compassion as, like, kindness. The image comes to mind of some nice New Age guy bending to something with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/p-eople-think-of-compassion-as-like-kindness-the-image-comes-to-mind/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/513/george-saunders-317_attentiveness_p-eople-think-of-compassion-as-like-kind_1295518.jpg)

> [This is going to be a difficult few hundred years. No matter what we do, we have to give up some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-munk/this-is-going-to-be-a-difficult-few-hundred-years-no-matter-what-we/)

[Walter Munk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-munk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/walter-munk-34232_advantage_this-is-going-to-be-a-difficult-few-hund_46332.jpg)

> [By government giveaway programs, individuals are often hurt far more than they are helped. The recipients of these programs become dependent on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/by-government-giveaway-programs-individuals-are-often-hurt-far-more/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

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