Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to… — Barbara Walters
One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. — Booker T. Washington
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. — George Washington
Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league.… — J C Watts
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to… — Simone Weil
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at… — John Wesley
Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock. — Allen West
Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion. — Allen West
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. — Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. — Oscar Wilde
I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the strength of compassion is something that… — Ricky Williams
May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies… — Marianne Williamson
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. — Woodrow Wilson
Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of 'experiments' banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation.… — Robert Winston
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet… — Stevie Wonder
You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. — John Wooden
Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights. — John Wooden
There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live… — Paramahansa Yogananda
The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one's own happiness, the happiness of… — Paramahansa Yogananda
God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals, and thinks in man. — Arthur Young
Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed. — Julian Baggini
The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice. — Frans de Waal
The Lord will give you, if you ask, the feelings of the compassion He feels for those in need. — Henry B. Eyring
Being a typical teenager isn't easy. When you have autism, it can be extra difficult. We need more public awareness about these hurdles as well… — Holly Robinson Peete
I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the… — Leonardo da Vinci

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