Compassion Quote by Tito Colliander

“It is for us to begin. If we take one step towards the Lord, he takes ten towards us -- he who saw the prodigal son while he was at a distance, and had compassion and ran and embraced him.” quote by Tito Colliander — Download Open image

“It is for us to begin. If we take one step towards the Lord, he takes ten towards us -- he who saw the prodigal son while he was at a distance, and had compassion and ran and embraced him.”

Tito Colliander

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (8 ratings)

Compassion Distance Ifs Lord Prodigal son Prodigals Ran Saws Son Steps Ten

More by Tito Colliander

There are three kinds of nature in man, as Nicetas Stethatos further explains: the carnal man, who wants to live for his own pleasure, even if it harms others; the natural man, who wants to please both himself and others; and the spiritual man, who wants to please only God, even if it harms himself. The first is lower than…

Tito Colliander

You must learn to follow privately the Lord's bidding: not to speak empty words, not to adorn yourself, always to obey authority, not to…

Tito Colliander

Image

He has made peace with himself, as Isaac the Syrian says, and heaven and earth have made peace with him. He is gathering the…

Tito Colliander

Image

Say nothing of the new life you have begun or of the experiment you are making and experiences you expect to have. All this…

Tito Colliander

Image

It begins here, and has no end, and no earthly power can coerce it; and it is to be found in the human heart.

Tito Colliander

Image

We notice the person who is for ever bowing and fussily servile, and perhaps say, How humble he is! But the truly humble person…

Tito Colliander

Image

Thus you are led from moment to moment in your halter of preoccupation with self, and kindled instantly to displeasure, impatience or anger if…

Tito Colliander

Image

Faith comes not through pondering but through action.

Tito Colliander

Image

Instinct seeks satisfaction. Love is free of all demands.

Tito Colliander

Image

Cast off the burden of sin and you will find within you the upward path that will make your ascent possible.

Tito Colliander

Image

Through practice he has accustomed himself to wish for nothing, and for a person with no wishes, everything goes just as he wishes, explains…

Tito Colliander

Image

As soon as you direct such a question outward to your fellow man and not inward to yourself, you have set yourself on a…

Tito Colliander

Image

Explore all 22 Tito Colliander quotes

More Compassion quotes

Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion,…

Joseph Addison

Image

“I fight with love and kindness as my weapons and compassion as my defense.”

Debasish Mridha

Image

I really enjoy making people laugh; I've discovered that's a great technique. That's as powerful as stirring their sorrow, stirring their compassion, because that…

Max Lucado

Image

“If you refuse to use physical force, then you will be at the mercy of your oppressor!”

Segun Magbagbeola

Image

For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe…

Geneen Roth

Image

I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

Abraham Lincoln

Image

We are puzzled and bewildered whenever we see suffering in this world because we have become accustomed to the mercy and the long-suffering of…

R. C. Sproul

Image

“Helpers in every corner, helpers in every hood. That's how we'll make the move, to reform from rude.”

Abhijit Naskar

Image

There are a number of qualities which are important for mental peace, but from the little experience I have, I believe that one of…

Dalai Lama

Image

May the gods have mercy on whoever pisses them off, because Zarek and Jericho will have none for them. (Madoc) You’d better be glad…

Sherrilyn Kenyon

Image

When you need empathy, you cannot give empathy.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

Image

But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

Dean Koontz

Image

Browse all 9,854 Compassion quotes

Compassion Quote by Tito Colliander

Related quotes

More by Tito Colliander

More Compassion quotes