Compassion Quotes

It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.

To go beyond samsara and nirvana, we will need the two wings of emptiness and compassion. From now on, let us use these two wings to fly fearlessly into the sky of the life to come.

Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man.

To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

In compassion lies the world's true strength.

You can't eat beauty, it doesn't sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty inflamed the heart and merchants the soul.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

Poor animals! How jealously they guard their pathetic bodies...that which to us is merely an evening's meal, but to them is life itself.

Cold silence has a tendency to atrophy any sense of compassion between supposed lovers

I never understood why people want to do big things... Just do little things, with great Love.

We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

Your honesty, Your love, Your compassion should come from your inner being, not from teachings and scriptures.

There is no such thing as a simple act of compassion or an inconsequential act of service. Everything we do for another person has infinite consequences.

Conservatives define compassion not by the number of people who recieve some kind of government aid but rather by the number of people who no longer need it.

We must give up all that we are in order to possess all that He is.

Technology is unlocking the innate compassion we have for our fellow human beings.

Jesus never says to the poor: ‘come find the church’, but he says to those of us in the church: ‘go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned.

To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.

Ministry is not about where you are or where you go, it is about where He is.

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.

Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.

There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one’s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people’s pain.

We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.

I think of compassion as the fundamental religious experience and, unless that is there, you have nothing.

Through watering the ground of affectionate love with cherishing love, And then sowing the seeds of wishing love and compassion, the medicinal tree of Bodhichitta will grow.

The feeling of compassion is the beginning of humanity.

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

All fruitfulness flows from intimacy.

Nature is cruel but we don't have to be

When your fear touches someone’s pain, it becomes pity, when your love touches someone’s pain, it become compassion.

Those who unlock your compassion are those to whom you've been assigned.

Animals cannot speak, but can you and I not speak for them and represent them? Let us all feel their silent cry of agony and let us all help that cry to be heard in the world.

Many of us think that compassion drains us, but I promise you it is something that truly enlivens us.

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action.

If you want to do your best for future generations of humanity, for your friends and family, you must begin by taking good care of yourself.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.

If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life.

Every act of kindness and compassion done by any man for his fellow Christian is done by Christ working within him.

Developing compassion and wisdom and helping those in need is the true meaning of life.

Each of the world religions has its own particular genius, its own special insight into the nature and requirements of compassion, and has something unique to teach us.

If we could see the whole truth of any situation, our only response would be one of compassion.

Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.

Compassion for the mother is extremely important, but is never served through destroying the innocent.

A religious man is a person... whose greatest passion is compassion.

True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.

The Bible does not provide a map for life - only a compass.

My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.