Compassion Quote by Allen West

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Compassion has more to do with the attitude we bring to our encounters with other people than with any quantifiable metric of giving.”

— Sharon Salzberg

Compassion, however, should mean providing a mechanism to escape poverty rather than simply maintaining people in an impoverished state by supplying handouts. By doing…

— Anonymous

Compassion is not a sloppy sentimental feeling for people who are underprivileged or sick... it is an absolutely practical belief that regardless of a…

— Neil Kinnock

True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.

— Pema Chodron

Compassion is where you have to step outside of your comfort zone, and help people you dont normally associate with, is powerful.

— Kemmy Nola Http://wwwamoreloveforlifecom

True compassion is more than throwing a coin to a beggar. It demands of our humanity that if we live in a society that…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

We humans do not understand compassion. In each moment of our lives, we betray it. Aye, we know of its worth, yet in knowing…

— Steven Erikson

“We tend to view compassion as something we project outward—that is, as a presence or gift we offer to another person or on behalf…

— John Paul Lederach

“Compassion and generosity are not just lofty virtues - they are at the center of our humanity, what makes our lives joyful and meaningful.”

— Dalai Lama

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use.

— Mahatma Gandhi

In U.S. politics, 'compassion' means giving money and privileges to well organized interest groups at everyone else's expense.

— Paul Craig Roberts