Compassion Quote by Milan Kundera

“in languages that derive from Latin "compassion" means: we cannot look on coolly as others suffer; or, we sympathize with those who suffer”

— Milan Kundera

“The word compassion is derived from the Latin words pati and cum, meaning “to suffer with.”

— Brené Brown

“All languages that derive from Latin form the word "compassion" by combining the prefix meaning "with" (com-) and the root meaning "suffering" (Late Latin,…

— Milan Kundera

“compassion” derives from the Latin patiri and the Greek pathein, meaning “to suffer, undergo, or experience.” So “compassion” means “to endure [something] with another…

— Karen Armstrong

Compassion is a verb.

— Anonymous

“Compassion means "with suffering" and involves entering into the suffering of another in order to lead the way out.”

— Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

“Compassion is, by definition, relational. Compassion literally means 'to suffer with,' which implies a basic mutuality in the experience of suffering. The emotion of…

— Kristin Neff

Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.

— Ram Dass

The root of compassion, is compassion for oneself.

— Pema Chodron

I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care...…

— Michael Crawford

Compassion is a mixed passion, composed of love and sorrow.

— Noah Webster

Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.

— Karen Armstrong