Compassion Quote by Steven Jay Schneider

“Compassion was the most important, perhaps the sole law of human existence.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Believe not the existence of an emotion nobler than the compassion!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

“The man was more temperamental than she was. Not an easy feat. (Mina's view of Diego.)”

— Maria Grazia Swan

“Man should strive to be a gentleman in a barbaric world, merciful in a merciless time and humane in an inhumane culture.”

— Seth D

“I find a certain comfort," confesses Marinus, "in humanity's helplessness.”

— David Mitchell

“No one can force compassion. But it can be extinguished.”

— Kim Echlin

“Justice is in the hands of the gods, an old poet wrote, mortal hands hold only mercy and the sword.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“Compassion is the religion of the heart.”

— Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

“Compassion itself is noble.”

— Ogyen Trinley Dorje

“The fierceness of man rules the fates of women.”

— Elder Edda

“To have compassion for a character is no different from having compassion for another human being.”

— Tom Hiddleston

“Thus did they nurse their folly, as the good wife of Tam O’Shanter did her wrath, “to keep it warm.”

— Charles MacKay