Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

When you listen generously to people they can hear the truth in themselves, often for the first time. — Rachel Naomi Remen
The test of a democracy is not the magnificence of buildings or the speed of automobiles or the efficiency of air transportation, but rather the… — Helen Keller
The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth… — Mary Baker Eddy
Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art....It is… — Joanna Macy
Grant others the same rights as you claim for yourself. — Robert Green Ingersoll
I find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's the same with… — Alice Walker
How should Spring bring forth a garden on hard stone? Become earth, that you may grow flowers of many colors. For you have been heart-breaking… — Unknown Author
We can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion. This, then, is my true… — Dalai Lama
We live in a culture that discourages empathy. A culture that too often tells us our principle goal in life is to be rich, thin,… — Barack Obama
My call for a spiritual revolution is not a call for a religious revolution. Nor is it a reference to a way of life that… — Dalai Lama
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue… — Stephen Covey
Western liberal humanism is not something that comes naturally to us: like an appreciation of art or poetry, it has to be cultivated. Humanism is… — Karen Armstrong
A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering... The mission of the Jewish… — Elie Wiesel
Those to whom evil is doneDo evil in return. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Happiness is a skill, emotional balance is a skill, compassion and altruism are skills, and like any skill they need to be developed. That's what… — Matthieu Ricard
True patriots believe that freedom from responsibility is selfishness, freedom from sacrifice is cowardice, freedom from tolerance is prejudice, freedom from stewardship is exploitation, and… — Eric Liu
Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated. — Confucius
Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none. — Edmund Burke
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within. — Quintus Ennius
Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires. — Khalil Gibran

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