Acts of service Quote by Caroline Myss

Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.

— Radhanath Swami

Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.

— Joan D. Chittister

Compassion is loving others enough to say or do what is appropriate from an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome.

— Gary Zukav

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to…

— Brené Brown

“There is a fine line between compassion and a victim mentality. Compassion though is a healing force and comes from a place of kindness…

— Bronnie Ware

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.

— Brené Brown

True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

— Dalai Lama

Compassion is the intention to see each human being as no better or worse than yourself, neither more nor less important, and as fundamentally…

— Timothy Miller

I don't really think about doing something kind, I think there's just a way to conduct your daily life with compassion to other people.

— Kat Dennings

Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family…

— Dalai Lama

There are two types of compassion. One - is faint-hearted and sentimental. Actually, it is nothing more than impatience of the heart, that is…

— Stefan Zweig

Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual,…

— Leo Buscaglia