Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

I'm a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That's very useful for a novelist. A lot of novelists are snots.… — James Patterson
Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble. — Roger Tory Peterson
The human capacity for compassion is not a reflex that is triggered automatically by the presence of another living thing. — Steven Pinker
Evolutionary psychologists seem to want to unmask our noblest motives as ultimately self-interested - to show that our love for children, compassion for the unfortunate… — Steven Pinker
Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate. — Dennis Prager
It is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. — Zachary Quinto
When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them. — Ramakrishna
I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion. — Ron Reagan
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. — Jim Rohn
Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention. — Jim Rohn
Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick,… — Mitt Romney
Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience. — Kevin Rudd
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great… — Bertrand Russell
We need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and… — Sharon Salzberg
Someone who has experienced trauma also has gifts to offer all of us - in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their… — Sharon Salzberg
We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them… — Sharon Salzberg
Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy. — Sharon Salzberg
I've spent quite a bit of my life as a meditation teacher and writer commending the strengths of love and compassion. — Sharon Salzberg
Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people… — Sharon Salzberg
Everyone loses touch with their aspiration, and we need the heart to return to what we really care about. All of this is based on… — Sharon Salzberg
I've always said that lovingkindness and compassion are inevitably woven throughout meditation practice even if the words are never used or implied, no matter what… — Sharon Salzberg
We can have skills training in mindfulness so that we are using our attention to perceive something in the present moment. This perception is not… — Sharon Salzberg
Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad?… — George Saunders
Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth. — George Saunders
The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. — Carlos Santana

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