Compassion Quote by Joan D. Chittister

A compassionate heart still feels anger, greed, jealousy, and other such emotions. But it accepts them for what they are with equanimity, and cultivates…

— Stephen Batchelor

Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart.

— Thomas Paine

To become wholly compassionate requires us to open our eyes and hearts, to behold the pain and exploitation our culture obscures, to arouse deadened…

— Joanne Stepaniak

Compassionate people are geniuses in the art of living, more necessary to the dignity, security, and joy of humanity than the discoverers of knowledge.

— Albert Einstein

“To preserve openness of heart and calmness of mind, nurture these attitudes: Kindness to those who are happy Compassion for those who are less…

— Nischala Joy Devi

The human heart becomes softened by hearing of instances of gentleness and consideration.

— Plutarch

“The soft heart is not a thing to harden but a treasure to protect. For soft hearts extend mercy, compassion, refuge, and God’s redemption…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

Strength of the Heart comes from knowing that the pain that we each must bear is part of the greater pain shared by all…

— Jack Kornfield

When we are being compassionate, we consider another's circumstance with love rather than judgement... To be compassionate is to move into the right here,…

— Jill Bolte Taylor

It is sometimes difficult to view compassion and loving kindness as the strengths they are.

— Sharon Salzberg

A compassionate mind is very difficult to cultivate because compassion demands a sense of equality between all living beings.

— Lobsang Tenzin