Compassionate Quotes

518 Compassionate quotes by 372 unique authors

The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only holds the pattern… — Dan Millman
It requires courage not to surrender oneself to the ingenious or compassionate counsels of despair that would induce a man to eliminate himself from the… — Soren Kierkegaard
The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion. Donald Gray expresses this: "Jesus reveals in an exceptionally human life… — Brennan Manning
Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb the violence, to… — William Wilberforce
And fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we were not compassionate, we were polite; not… — Toni Morrison
I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted… — Elton John
Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large.… — Daniel Goleman
He is so kind that he makes me search my soul to find new ways to be compassionate to others. — Sharon Shinn
Here in Manto's own words that he wanted to mark his grave with: "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Here lies Saadat… — Saadat Hasan Manto
Perhaps,â€ murmured his lordship, â€œI yielded to a compassionate impulse.â€ â€œA what?â€ gasped his best friend. â€œOh, did you think I never did so?â€ said… — Georgette Heyer
No culture has yet solved the dilemma each has faced with the growth of a conscious mind: how to live a moral and compassionate existence… — Barry Lopez
He causes huge bodies like sun to proclaim His Majesty through His Names the All-Gracious, Great, reciting: ' O Glorious One, O Great One, O… — Said Nursi
We cannot worship the suffering God today and ignore him tomorrow. We cannot eat and drink the body and blood of the passionate and compassionate… — N. T. Wright
How easy it is to be compassionate when it's yourself you see in trouble. — Richard Bach
I am not going to change who I am. I am human and I know how to love, and be kind, and be compassionate to… — Garth Nix
I have one major rule: Everybody is right. More specifically, everybody â€” including me â€” has some important pieces of truth, and all of those… — Ken Wilber
Religion promotes the hatred and spite against gays. From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organised religion doesn't seem to work. It… — Elton John
Child psychologists have demonstrated that our minds are actually constructed by these thousands of tiny interactions during the first few years of life. We aren't… — Sidney Poitier
Experience has taught me that I connect best with others when I connect with the core of myself. When I allow God to liberate me… — Brennan Manning
The failures are not due to any injustice, but to an inner defect. It is always caused by the person himself. Yes, I know, you… — Anais Nin

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