Compassion Quotes

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We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly. — Mother Teresa
When I can no longer bear to think of the victims of broken homes, I begin to think of the victims of intact ones. — Peter De Vries
The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the… — Nhat Hanh
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and… — Nhat Hanh
Compassion and love is the source of external and internal peace and is also the root of racial survival. — Dalai Lama
In my experience, people who are truly compassionate rarely use the word "compassion." Those who do talk compassion generally intend to be compassionate with your… — Harry Browne
In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics… — Aberjhani
We need artists to help us come together and share our voices and build community around powerful issues concerning our roles in the world and… — Unknown Author
Compassion also brings us into the territory of mystery - encouraging us not just to see beauty, but perhaps also to look for the face… — Krista Tippett
It is by means of these that we attain perfect love, through the grace and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory… — John Cassian
A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who have made progress… — John Climacus
We are all given a gift of existence and of being sentient beings, and I think true happiness lies in love and compassion. — Adam Pascal
Ultimately the case for shunning animal flesh does not rest on what the Buddha allegedly said or didn't say. What is does rest on is… — Philip Kapleau
Accustomed long to contemplating love and compassion I have forgotten all difference between myself and others — Milarepa
You have two gardens: your own garden and that of your beloved. First, you have to take care of your own garden and master the… — Nhat Hanh
Compassion is the use of public funds to buy votes — Thomas Sowell
Often it is hard. So hard, in fact, that Jesus' decree to love and pray for our opponents is regarded as one of the most… — Lee Strobel
Simply let experience take place very freely, so that your open heart is suffused with the tenderness of true compassion. — Tsoknyi Rinpoche
As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope. — Ursula K. Le Guin
We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have… — Dalai Lama

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