Compassion Quotes

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Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion. — Annie Lennox
Compassion is no substitute for justice. — Rush Limbaugh
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. — Abraham Lincoln
For years I thought my assignment or the Church's assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we don't… — Max Lucado
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Compassion in evangelical churches is out of balance. When I talk about it, I get a lot of glazed expressions. — Max Lucado
There's something about compassion that causes society to say, 'We're going to take this person seriously.' Take Mother Teresa. She was confrontational on abortion, but… — Max Lucado
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children. — Nelson Mandela
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to… — Nelson Mandela
Do all things with love. — Og Mandino
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. — Horace Mann
To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike. — Horace Mann
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. — Andre Maurois
Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men. — David O. McKay
These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning without silence, religion without fearlessness and worship without… — Anthony de Mello
The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one… — Thomas Merton
Animals, they are one of the most beautiful gifts we have and, you know, if there are people that have compassion, there are very few… — Alyssa Milano
I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part,… — Thomas S. Monson
It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give… — Craig T. Nelson
One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more… — Bill Nighy
My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her… — Michelle Obama
Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and… — Gary Oldman
Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for compassion. — Major Owens
Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised… — Saint Patrick

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