Good Samaritan Quotes

23 quotes by 16 authors

I have always believed that the Good Samaritan went across the road to the wounded man just because he wanted to. — Wilfred Grenfell
It is at times such as this that we show our true spirit of giving and of brotherhood - of revealing the good Samaritan in… — Jo Bonner
Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan. — John M. Perkins
A Good Samaritan is not simply one whose heart is touched in an immediate act of care and charity, but one who provides a system… — James A. Forbes
Being missionaries means loving God with all one's heart, even to the point, if necessary, of dying for him... Being missionaries means stooping down to… — Pope Benedict XVI
Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts… — Pope Francis
Christian love is loving without counting the cost. This is the lesson of the Good Samaritan; this is the lesson of Jesus. — Pope Francis
Each day millions of children arrive in American classrooms in search of more than reading and math skills. They are looking for a light in… — Jim Trelease
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that a system that produces beggars needs to be repaved.… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us cultivate the style… — Pope Francis
The good Samaritan, he's getting dressed, he's getting ready for the show. He's going to the carnival tonight on Desolation Row. — Bob Dylan
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well. — Margaret Thatcher
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.
Richard wrote a mental diary in his head. Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiance, a home, and a life… — Neil Gaiman
And you know, it's possible that the priest and the Levite looked over that man on the ground and wondered if the robbers were still… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of the… — Marcus Borg
The better life rests less on the prohibitions of the Ten Commandments and more on the parable of the Good Samaritan and the Golden Rule. — David Josiah Brewer
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions - he had money too. — Margaret Thatcher
On your way back home again A Good Samaritan You see a man stuck in the rain Stranded with no friends and From the goodness… — Cage The Elephant

Who Wrote These Good Samaritan Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 23 Good Samaritan Quotes as follows: