Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such… — Daisaku Ikeda
Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. — Phil Jackson
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental… — Thomas Jefferson
A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. — Gertrude Jekyll
It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people… — Penn Jillette
Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative. — Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty. — Samuel Johnson
No, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience. — Star Jones
I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance. — Jack Kemp
As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency. — Caroline Kennedy
Don't forget to love yourself. — Soren Kierkegaard
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power. — Milan Kundera
Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction. — Talib Kweli
Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets. — Henry A. Kissinger
There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, for someone, pain intensified… — Milan Kundera
In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So if you're not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. — Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. — Dalai Lama
All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our… — Dalai Lama
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them. — Dalai Lama
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. — Dalai Lama
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. — Dalai Lama
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis. — Dalai Lama
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. — Annie Lennox

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