Compassion Quotes

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Would a soul continually eye His everlasting tenderness and compassion...[then] it could not bear an hour's absence from Him; whereas now, perhaps, it cannot watch… — John Owen
Use what seems like poison as medicine. Use your personal suffering as the path to compassion for all beings. — Pema Chodron
At least once a year, I imagine that I am about to die. Looking back as truthfully as I can at my entire life, I… — Pema Chodron
The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought. That's what we're… — Pema Chodron
When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater weakness. — Jack Kornfield
Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things — Chogyam Trungpa
Wherever love and compassion are active in life, we can perceive the magic breath of the spirit blowing through the sense world. — Rudolf Steiner
I believe in sympathy, compassion and forgiveness. — Pervez Musharraf
Americans in general have a lot of compassion, we just don't always have the same view of how that compassion is implemented. — Adam Kinzinger
Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American… — Nick Rahall
To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental… — William Sloane Coffin
When caring for your neighbor becomes a compulsory obligation imposed by government instead of voluntary, charity turns to confiscation and freedom to achieve to involuntary… — Star Parker
Compassion begins with attention. — Daniel Goleman
We are called to be strong companions and clear mirrors to one another, to seek those who reflect with compassion and a keen eye how… — Wayne Muller
An attitude of compassion does not mean looking down on someone, pitying them in their misery. Compassion is based on respect. We discuss life as… — Daisaku Ikeda
To be hopeful in bad times is based on the fact that human history is not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage,… — Howard Zinn
Compassion is a spiritual technology. — Krista Tippett
Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger,… — Bill Hybels
The Gelaming regarded themselves as a force for good, and in many ways they were, but they were also inexorable and their compassion could often… — Storm Constantine
We claim we believe in compassion, which is an abstract, and when it's personified we discredit the man — Mort Sahl
One step closer to the end of the world. The one-two combo of corporate greed and organised religion apparently proved to be too much for… — Trent Reznor
The law of love and compassion for all living creatures is again a doctrine to which we are all too ready to pay slip service.… — U Thant
We cannot have peace on Earth until we learn to speak with one voice. That voice must be the voice of reason, the voice of… — Neale Donald Walsch
True freedom and the end of suffering is living in such a way as if you had completely chosen whatever you feel or experience at… — Eckhart Tolle
We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly. — BrenÃ© Brown

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