Compassion Quote by Sheryl Sandberg

“Self-compassion isn't talked about as much as it should be, maybe because it's often confused with its troublesome cousins, self-pity and self-indulgence. Psychologist Kristin…

— Sheryl Sandberg

“Self-compassion comes from recognizing that our imperfections are part of being human.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

Self-compassion is being willing to look at your mistakes or failures with kindness and understanding without harsh criticism or defensiveness. People who are self-compassionate…

— Anonymous

“Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for…

— Sharon Salzberg

“When we bring self-compassion into everyday life, we learn to be kind to ourselves.”

— Carmel Sheridan

“Our culture does not emphasize self-compassion, quite the opposite. We’re told that no matter how hard we try, our best just isn’t good enough.…

— Kristin Neff

“To be self-compassionate is not to be self-indulgent or self-centred. A major component of self-compassion is to be kind to yourself. Treat yourself with…

— Christopher Dines

“Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.”

— Allan Lokos

“Ironically, harsh self-criticism seems to create an inner rebelliousness that makes us want to give up on our healthy goals. Self-compassion acknowledges the reality…

— Melanie Greenberg

“The ability to be self-compassionate is closely linked to the ability to be compassionate toward others.”

— Carmel Sheridan

Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.

— Arnold Toynbee

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

— Shannon L. Alder