Acknowledgment Quote by Sam Keen

We all love and fear, we laugh, we hurt, we hope and dream. Compassion is a consciousness and respect of others peaks and valleys.

— T Jay Taylor

In the beginning, compassion is like the seed without which we cannot have any fruit; in the middle, compassion is like water to nourish…

— Gautama Buddha

“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

Compassion arises naturally as the quivering of the heart in the face of pain, ours and another's. True compassion is not limited by the…

— Jack Kornfield

Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual,…

— Leo Buscaglia

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 sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there…

— Frederick Buechner

Compassion is one of the principal things that make our lives meaningful. It is the source of all lasting happiness and joy.

— Dalai Lama

Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense…

— Joan Halifax

Compassion allows us to bear witness to suffering, whether it is in ourselves or others, without fear; it allows us to name injustice without…

— Sharon Salzberg

The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.

— Mencius

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of…

— Thomas Merton