Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring… — Carlos Santana
My dad's a beautiful man, but like a lot of Mexican men, or men in general, a lot of men have a problem with the… — Carlos Santana
Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world. — Francis Schaeffer
Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty,… — Adam Schiff
The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Compassion is the basis of morality. — Arthur Schopenhauer
When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. — Albert Schweitzer
Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid. — Albert Schweitzer
Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not… — Albert Schweitzer
Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. — Albert Schweitzer
I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all… — Albert Schweitzer
And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of… — Martin Scorsese
Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt. — Martin Scorsese
It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked. — Haile Selassie
A person's a person, no matter how small. — Dr. Seuss
My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers… — Anna Sewell
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. — William Shakespeare
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. — George Bernard Shaw
Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends. — George Bernard Shaw
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. — George Bernard Shaw
Everyone deserves compassion. — Michael Sheen
Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid… — Sidney Sheldon
If you run a corporation, your job is to maximize the return on investment for your investors. Good for you. But by the same token,… — Russell Simmons
All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the animals are our equals. — Peter Singer

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