Compassionate Quotes

518 Compassionate quotes by 372 unique authors

Why was Christ so compassionate towards sexual sinners, especially women? Think of the woman caught in adultery. Think of the prostitute who wept at his… — Christopher West
Our sense of community and compassionate intelligence must be extended to all life forms, plants, animals, rocks, rivers, and human beings. This is the story… — Terry Tempest Williams
We, like the Mother of the World, become the compassionate presence that can hold, with tenderness, the rising and passing waves of suffering. — Tara Brach
As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not… — Elwyn Brooks White
I believe in being compassionate, — Jose Ramos-Horta
If one calls upon Him repeatedly, He becomes compassionate; and so a devoted attachment comes into being. This love for love's sake should be hidden… — Sarada Devi
We each deal with childhood in different ways. That brothers and sisters can take the same lump of clay that is childhood and use it… — Laura Ramirez
What does it say about us that people who are considered defective are instinctively caring and compassionate? — Morley Safer
Modern education is premised strongly on materialistic values. It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their… — Dalai Lama
The vegan diet is healthy and leads to a compassionate lifestyle. I've gotten so many benefits. My weight is easily maintained, my skin glows, I… — Unknown Author
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
Isn’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

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