Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

Our job this day is to become part of the answer to the world's immense and protracted suffering rather than continuing our ancient task of… — Hugh Prather
If the prisoner should ask the judge whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in his case, he would answer no. Then,… — John Selden
We want a society in which we are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. That is what we mean… — Margaret Thatcher
You are the people who are shaping a better world. One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion. — Dalai Lama
...the gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It… — Robert Kennedy
I remind myself of the power of thought and how it's my obligation as a citizen (and student) of humanity to propel compassion. — Alyssa Milano
The Utopians feel that slaughtering our fellow creatures gradually destroys the sense of compassion, which is the finest sentiment of which our human nature is… — Thomas More
I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do… — Kyra Sedgwick
I'm glad I'm funny. I'm glad I make people happy, because that's very important. But I'm proud to be known as a kind person. — Ellen DeGeneres
I'm going to be kind, because then it all just kind of spreads, and the world is a little nicer out there. — Ellen DeGeneres
My life is unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life is unkind, but I can vote for kindness. — Vachel Lindsay
We can choose between the future and the past, between reason and ignorance, between true compassion and mere ideology. — Ron Reagan
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend. — Saadi
The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then… — Daniel Goleman
No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, there can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The more you care, the stronger you can be. — Jim Rohn
What does Reverence for Life say abut the relations between [humanity] and the animal world? Whenever I injury any kind of life I must be… — Albert Schweitzer
As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our… — Dalai Lama
To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle. — Dalai Lama
A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise manÂ´s wisdom even if he associates with a… — Dalai Lama

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