Compassion Quote by Joan Marques

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to…

— Brené Brown

“Compassion has dropped so far out of sight these days that many are confused about what is required. It even inspires overt hostility.”

— Karen Armstrong

“Compassion is the love that recognizes and goes forth to identify with the preciousness of all that is lost and broken within ourselves and…

— James Finley

We humans do not understand compassion. In each moment of our lives, we betray it. Aye, we know of its worth, yet in knowing…

— Steven Erikson

“We have to make mistakes, it's how we learn compassion for others.”

— Curtis Sittenfeld

Compassion is a piece of vocabulary that could change us if we truly let it sink into the standards by which we hold ourselves…

— Krista Tippett

“Compassion is not something you have; it is something you share.”

— Shannon L. Alder

Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in…

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

“Compassion is an ordinary intent that is felt for everywhere in this world and it is the intent that, ‘the whole world is trapped…

— Dada Bhagwan

“The fundamental question is how to develop and maintain compassion.”

— Dalai Lama, The

“Compassion arises from inside you - it is already present within you like a seed that needs to be cultivated. If you feed and…

— Carmel Sheridan

Compassion is the ability to see how it all is.

— Ram Dass