Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

Whenever a great physician treats diseases, he has to be mentally calm and his disposition firm. He should not give way to wishes and desires,… — Sun Simiao
Treat everyone with kindness, dignity, compassion and respect, irrespective of whether you think they understand or not. — Martin Pistorius
Human compassion is equal to human cruelty, and it is up to each of us to tip the balance. — Alice Walker
It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions and afflictions of… — Dalai Lama
Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion. — Arnold Bennett
If even a small fraction of the money we now spend on trying to enforce drug prohibition were devoted to treatment and drug rehabilitation, in… — Milton Friedman
America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor. — Paul Tsongas
Are you not moved to tears and bitter compassion, when you behold the only Son of God seized by the most impious, dragged away, mocked,… — Peter Abelard
In the crowd, herd, or gang, it is a mass-mind that operates-which is to say, a mind without subtlety, a mind without compassion, a mind,… — Robert M. Lindner
Empathy is not merely the basic principle of artistic creation. It is also the only path by which one can reach the truth about life… — Kafu Nagai
In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the… — Keith O'Brien
I had to learn compassion. Had to learn what it felt like to hate, and to forgive and to love and be loved. And to… — Louise Penny
I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time. — Andrew Sarris
My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared… — Radhanath Swami
My impulse is to create an aesthetic that's about a humanistic approach to a world and trying to create compassion for all the characters. — Mike White
I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion. — Mo Yan
When we think of the height of God's infinity we should not despair of His compassion reaching us from such a height; and when we… — Maximus the Confessor
There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world. — Mary Anne Radmacher
Forgiveness entails the authentic acceptance of our own worthiness as human beings, the understanding that mistakes are opportunities for growth, awareness and the cultivation of… — Joan Z. Borysenko
It takes discipline and compassion to awaken the divine in ourselves long enough to recognize the divine in another. — Mary Anne Radmacher
A good book is a lighthouse; a wise man is a lighthouse; conscience is a lighthouse; compassion is a lighthouse; science is a lighthouse! They… — Mehmet Murat Ildan
In service, there is clarity and compassion. — Mary Anne Radmacher
Forgiveness is really a gift to yourself - have the compassion to forgive others, and the courage to forgive yourself. — Mary Anne Radmacher
Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called… — Criss Jami
It is our own pain, and our own desire to be free of it, that alerts us to the suffering of the world. It is… — Sylvia Boorstein

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