Compassion Quote by Shannon Moroney

Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.

— Gautama Buddha

“While pity shows a lack of respect for other human beings, compassion has its roots in a deep respect for others. Pity is an…

— Matt Litton

Compassion and pity are not the same: pity is looking down on someone, feeling sorry for them and offering nothing; compassion is seeing their…

— Jasinda Wilder

“The sick person becomes very adept at distinguishing between compassion and pity. Compassion is someone else’s suffering flaring in your own nerves. Pity is…

— Christian Wiman

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

Compassion makes you feel sadness. Sympathy only makes you feel pity.

— Anonymous

Compassion and pity are very different. Whereas compassion reflects the yearning of the heart to merge and take on some of the suffering, pity…

— Ram Dass

Compassion does not just happen. Pity does, but compassion is not pity. It's not a feeling. Compassion is a viewpoint, a way of life,…

— Glennon Doyle Melton

What is of most moment of compassion is not feelings of pity but feelings of togetherness.

— Matthew Fox

If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately, it is…

— African Spir

“Compassion is a mind wishing that sentient beings be free from suffering, and loving-kindness is a mind wishing that they meet with happiness.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Compassion does not only refine and civilize human nature, but has something in it more pleasing and agreeable, than what can be met with…

— Richard Steele