Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

At every moment in our lives we need compassion, but what more urgent moment could there be than when we are dying? What more wonderful… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Even if they don't know that you are practicing for them, you are helping them and in turn they are helping you. They are actively… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Ask yourself these two questions: Do I remember at every moment that I am dying, and that everyone and everything else is, and so treat… — Sogyal Rinpoche
True compassion is undirected & holds no conceptual focus. That kind of genuine, true compassion is only possible after realizing emptiness. — Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Perhaps because our culture and politics have gone so off course, with values so contrary to those of Jesus, more and more people intuitively recognize… — Tony Campolo
Mum always taught us that compassion and kindness were the most important things in life, that it was better to be kind than right. — Unknown Author
I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action. — Hazel Hawke
Not caring how you look is but a brief step away from not caring what you do or how you treat people. And surely, if… — Lynda Lee-Potter
When man learns to respect even the smallest being of creation...nobody has to teach him to love his fellow man. Compassion for animals is intimately… — Albert Schweitzer
Every night on the stop global warming college tour, Laurie and I would tell these great young people that they have the power to do… — Sheryl Crow
I realized that Eastern thought had somewhat more compassion for all living things. Man was a form of life that in another reincarnation might possibly… — William O. Douglas
I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human… — Ali MacGraw
We must move past indecision to action. We must find new ways to speak for peace in Vietnam and for justice throughout the developing world,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The question is not how to survive, but how to thrive with passion, compassion, humor and style. — Maya Angelou
I see shining fish struggling within tight nets, while I hear orioles singing carefree tunes. Even trivial creatures know the difference between freedom and bondage.… — Du Fu
We've bought into the idea that education is about training and "success," defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and challenge. We should not… — Chris Hedges
The movement to abolish the death penalty needs the religious community because the heart of religion is about compassion, human rights, and the indivisible dignity… — Helen Prejean
Criminals, people who commit crimes, usually society rejects these people. They are also part of our society. Give them some form of punishment to say… — Dalai Lama
Sexuality is possible without any understanding, without any meditation. Love is possible only with understanding. Compassion is possible only with understanding and meditation, understanding and… — Rajneesh
If God's people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be - it must be - compassion. — Charles R. Swindoll

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