Compassion Quotes

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A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts… — Albert Einstein
Now I can look at you in peace; I don't eat you any more. — Franz Kafka
It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot… — Albert Einstein
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment;… — Nhat Hanh
Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them. — Elvis Presley
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners. — Albert Camus
The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive. — John Green
The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion. — Richard P. Feynman
I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot… — Robert M. Sapolsky
This is my letter to the world That never wrote to me — Emily Dickinson
When you know better you do better. — Maya Angelou
Without suffering, there'd be no compassion. — Nicholas Sparks
World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion. — Dalai Lama
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some… — Maya Angelou
We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. — Immanuel Kant
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people… — Albert Camus
The best attitude to take toward back talk is to reach out and embrace it with love, compassion, and understanding. No need to criticize it… — Gay Hendricks
But no one walks out of his family without reprisals: a family is too disciplined an army to offer compassion to its deserters. — Pat Conroy
The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave… — Pema Chodron
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire. — Nhat Hanh
One love, one heart, one destiny. — Bob Marley
Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to… — Malcolm X
You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals. — Paul McCartney
Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my… — Jane Austen

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