Compassionate Quotes

518 quotes by 372 authors

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult.… — Dalai Lama
Patience as we wait to take action is a kind of compassionate mind. Impatience on the other hand can be a source of failure. — Dalai Lama
Disraeli was now at the height of his fame and popularity. He still had his enemies... But the people as a whole now admired and… — Christopher Hibbert
I'm convinced that welfare reforms deserve our support, both because they are better (or at least much less bad) for the animals involved (the Golden… — Bruce Friedrich
Whenever I visit a market and see the chickens crowded together in tiny cages that give them no room to move around and spread their… — Dalai Lama
If I had to go into a battle and I needed someone loyal and courageous to cover my blindside, I know damn well Woody would… — Jack Tatum
Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the… — Unknown Author
Subtle and literate, The Dance of Intimacy is like a long, revealing conversation with a wise and compassionate friend. — Maggie Scarf
Our world is increasingly interdependent, but I wonder if we truly understand that our interdependent human community has to be compassionate; compassionate in our choice… — Dalai Lama
Those caught in the cycle of self-concern suffer helplessly, while the compassionate are more free and, implicitly, more happy. — Robert Thurman
I'm reading the Gospels at the moment and I can find no evidence of the kind of Christ people seem to have invented and created.… — Franco Zeffirelli
A hard heart makes for hard judgments; a compassionate heart understands the humanity of the one we presume to judge. — Joan D. Chittister
Awareness is learning to keep yourself company. And then learn to be more compassionate company, as if you were somebody you are fond of and… — Geneen Roth
Isnâ€™t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew… — Jonah
Buddhism is a path of supreme optimism, for one of its basic tenets is that no human life or experience is to be wasted or… — Taitetsu Unno
We need women who are so strong they can be gentle, so educated they can be humble, so fierce they can be compassionate, so passionate… — Kavita Ramdas
We all compromise ourselves, from time to time, because maybe it will lead to more opportunity...A ll of thatâ€™s cool, but we forget and we… — Paul Walker
The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others. — Dalai Lama
Practice the healing power of the compassionate mind. — Caroline Myss
While people are often content to criticize and blame others for what goes wrong, surely we should at least attempt to put forward constructive ideas.… — Dalai Lama

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