Compassion Quotes

2560 Compassion quotes by 1265 unique authors

Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame. — Alexander Pope
Whether or not you believe in God, you must believe this: when we as a species abandon our trust in a power greater than us,… — Dan Brown
I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and… — Augusten Burroughs
Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What appears bad manners, an ill temper or cynicism is always a sign… — Miller Williams
We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane. — Kurt Vonnegut
Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them… — Randy Pausch
I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. The more we care for the happiness… — Dalai Lama
The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness. — Dalai Lama
The world is filled with love-play, from animal lust to sublime compassion. — Alan Watts
Each aspect within us needs understanding and compassion. If we are unwilling to give it to ourselves how can we expect the world to give… — Debbie Ford
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is… — Wendy Mass
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there… — Dalai Lama
Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion. — Barry Lopez
The writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit—for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and… — John Steinbeck
For pain must enter into its glorified life of memory before it can turn into compassion. — George Eliot
If you are leaving that sorrowful place with hate and anger against men, you are worthy of compassion; if you leave it with good will,… — Victor Hugo
Compassion is the radicalism of our time. — Dalai Lama
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how… — Nelson Mandela
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. — Khalil Gibran
Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants… — Dalai Lama
There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need… — Leo Buscaglia
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies. — Ram Dass
We only have what we give. — Isabel Allende
On the one hand we are called to play the good Samaritan on life's roadside; but that will be only an initial act. One day… — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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