Compassion Quotes

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Lincoln's appeal to 'the better angels of our nature' failed to avert a fratricidal war. But the compassionate wisdom of Lincoln's first and second inaugurals… — Felix Frankfurter
I cry for those not yet dead. — Frank Herbert
Compassion for the friend should conceal itself under a hard shell. — Friedrich Nietzsche
It ill becomes us to invoke in our daily prayers the blessings of God, the Compassionate, if we in turn will not practice elementary compassion… — Mahatma Gandhi
Want compassion is not to be numbered among the general faults of mankind. The black ingredient which fouls our disposition is envy. Hence our eyes,… — Henry Fielding
Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference 'twixt compassion and oppression — Lucretia Mott
No-one knows what the soul is. But what we do know is, the soul is where God works compassion — Meister Eckhart
Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others. — Pema Chodron
What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the… — Robert Kennedy
A single God - touch From God's Compassion - Height Can transform man's unimaginable And countless weaknesses Into God's own infinite,Immortal and omnipotent Power. — Sri Chinmoy
God's Compassion - Eye gives us Not only one Chance But countless chances To change our wrong directions — Sri Chinmoy
To love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy, we feel compassion towards him/her, and he/she is no longer our enemy. — Nhat Hanh
Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other. — Nhat Hanh
If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech. — Nhat Hanh
But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our way of being… — Nhat Hanh
I pick the hair from her eyes and watch her misery with compassion. — William Carlos Williams
I am compassionate. I allow my heart and imagination to embrace the difficulties and concerns of others. While maintaining my own balance, I find it… — Julia Cameron
Compassion is the basis of all truthful relationship: it means being present with love-for ourselves and for all life, including animals, fish, birds, and trees.… — Ram Dass
Often the most loving thing we can do when a friend is in pain is to share the pain-to be there even when we have… — M. Scott Peck
The joy that compassion brings is one of the best-kept secrets of humanity. It is a secret known only to a very few people, a… — Henri Nouwen

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