Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

Strength must build up, not destroy. It should outdo itself, not others who are weaker. Used without responsibility, it causes nothing but harm and death.… — Patrik Baboumian
We have to think and see how we can fundamentally change our education system so that we can train people to develop warm-heartedness early on… — Dalai Lama
Our world cannot be complete without you, and without hearing what you have to say. True justice cannot exist without compassion; compassion cannot exist without… — Mark Salzman
If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion. — Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught,Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My… — Bernard of Clairvaux
A great mind is above insults, injustice, grief, and raillery, and would be invulnerable were it not open to compassion. — Jean de la Bruyere
How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and so on, attached… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Because of his compassion Owen was always in trouble with his partners. They would have much preferred a tough, down-to-earth manager who would get a… — John Kenneth Galbraith
The tears of the compassionate are sweeter than dewdrops falling from roses on the bosom of the earth. Shut not thine ear, therefore, against the… — Robert Dodsley
I would hope that people might view their fellow beings, all beings, with more empathy, more compassion, with a desire to understand. Even if they… — Peter Hedges
The next time you find yourself in some way trying desperately to land safely, your compassion might be what finally gives you the courage you… — Tara Brach
I see compassion may become a justice, though it be a weakness, I confess, and nearer a vice than a virtue. — Ben Jonson
I've played a mother many times, even in tragic things like, "I Dreamed of Africa," so I know how it is to lose [a child]… — Kim Basinger
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened. — Anatole France
No one has ever become poor by giving. — Anne Frank
I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them… — Anne Frank
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. — Erich Fromm
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. — Robert Frost
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. — James Anthony Froude
It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of… — Mahatma Gandhi
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed. — Mahatma Gandhi
If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have… — Mahatma Gandhi
Justice that love gives is a surrender, justice that law gives is a punishment. — Mahatma Gandhi
We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts? — Mahatma Gandhi
Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart. — Mahatma Gandhi

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