Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

The cultivation of compassion is no longer a luxury, but a necessity, if our species is to survive. — Dalai Lama
The world has lost a visionary leader, a courageous voice for justice, and a clear moral compass. By showing us that the path to freedom… — Kofi Annan
The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple… — Dalai Lama
Even as Ramadan holds profound meaning for the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims, it is also a reminder to people of all faiths of our common… — Barack Obama
To the extent that our experience of suffering reminds us of what everyone else also endures, it serves as a powerful inspiration to practice compassion… — Dalai Lama
There is a common perception that compassion is, if not actually an impediment, at least irrelevant to professional life. Personally, I would argue that not… — Dalai Lama
If indeed the qualities such as love, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness are what happiness consists in, and if it is also true that compassion, defined… — Dalai Lama
The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony and mutual respect. — Dalai Lama
There have been many people for whom limitations, failure, loss, or pain in whatever form turned out to be their greatest teacher. It taught them… — Eckhart Tolle
The amount of love, kindness, patience I have for others is is directly proportional to how much love I have for myself, because we cannot… — Anita Moorjani
Children are meant to understand compassion and comfort because they have received compassion and comfort - and this should be in the family setting. A… — Edith Schaeffer
The key to the Grail is compassion, 'suffering with,' feeling another's sorrow as if it were your own. The one who finds the dynamo of… — Joseph Campbell
Dance training can't be separate from life training. Everything that comes into our lives is training. The qualities we admire in great dancing are the… — Alonzo King
I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but… — Dalai Lama
I consider non-violence to be compassion in action. It doesn’t mean weakness, cowering in fear, or simply doing nothing. It is to act without violence,… — Dalai Lama
I wasn't going to say anything about that, Tabitha," he said quietly. "I only wanted to tell you that your compassion for other people overwhelms… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Condemnation feels good and it is now a staple of religion, politics, and the media (both left and right), but it changes nothing. Compassion, on… — Robin Meyers
The best leaders blend courage with compassion. — Robin Sharma
Why do we fail? Is it because we are unlucky? Is it because we have not worked very hard? I s it because we have… — Sri Chinmoy
Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which… — Leo Buscaglia
Without passion, nothing happens; without compassion, the wrong things happen. — Jan Eliasson
Compassion is aptly summed up in the Golden Rule, which asks us to look into our own hearts, discover what gives us pain, and then… — Karen Armstrong
It is my fundamental conviction that compassion - the natural capacity of the human heart to feel concern for and connection with another human being… — Dalai Lama
Every truth ever discovered -- each new light that will ever burn bright -- already exists in our consciousness. All we will ever know and… — Guy Finley
Passion means suffering and compassion means suffering together. Suffering produces perseverance and perseverance produces character and character produces hope. And that lifts people up, knowing… — Lacey Mosley

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