Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of… — Leo Buscaglia
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. — George W. Bush
To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty. — Samuel Butler
The dew of compassion is a tear. — Lord Byron
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of… — George Washington Carver
I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance. — Pablo Casals
Fair and softly goes far. — Miguel de Cervantes
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. — Anton Chekhov
Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we… — Deepak Chopra
Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion. — Amy Chua
The price of greatness is responsibility. — Winston Churchill
Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within. — Sandra Cisneros
Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly… — Leonard Cohen
I find that in the 21st century, there's not a lot of compassion for what other people are going through or the walk that they… — Tori Amos
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. — Maya Angelou
My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage… — Maya Angelou
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. — Maya Angelou
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. — Maya Angelou
Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. — Maya Angelou
It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. — Maya Angelou
I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the… — Maya Angelou
You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I… — Maya Angelou
Timidity makes a person modest. It makes him or her say, 'I'm not worthy of being written up in the record of deeds in heaven… — Maya Angelou

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