Abandon Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

There is no kindness more cruel than the kindness which consigns another person to their sin.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If one is cruel to himself, how can we expect him to be compassionate with others?

— Hasdai ibn Shaprut

One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.

— Morarji Desai

there is only one unpardonable sin--deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven.

— Truman Capote

Verily, God is Compassionate and is fond of compassion, and He gives to the compassionate what He does not give to the harsh.

— Muhammad

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“I would not be practicing love toward God OR my neighbour if I were to smile benignly on an unjust social order. It is…

— Alan Jacobs

Experience has taught me that the only cruelties people condemn are those with which they do not happen to be familiar.

— Ellen Glasgow

It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself…

— Saint John Chrysostom

“To be effective in dealing with people—to be someone taken seriously—people must feel you have some concept of justice and you can be trusted.…

— Jan Kauskas

Compassion offers whatever is necessary to heal the hurts of others.

— Anonymous

No fury more righteous than that of a sinner accused of the wrong sin.

— Don Paterson