Compassionate Quotes
Prevailing prayer requires a tender, compassionate heart, a deep solicitude for the glory of God and the good of His people. Nehemiah wept and mourned.
If we want to be compassionate we must be conscious of the words we use. We must both speak and listen from the heart.
Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which is the very essence of loving them.
Awareness is learning to keep yourself company. And then learn to be more compassionate company, as if you were somebody you are fond of and wish to encourage.
Donald Trump is happiest when he's with his family and that's his - that - that really is a happy place for him to be with his family. And so he's very generous, very kind, funny, compassionate.
I like giving people something they don't want to miss the next time. It's a show with little twists and turns and curves. It has me being silly and stupid and compassionate and completely deep.
It ill becomes us to invoke in our daily prayers the blessings of God, the Compassionate, if we in turn will not practice elementary compassion toward our fellow creatures.
I am proud to be a woman. I am sensual, nurturing and compassionate woman. I am a woman of my word and I love who I am.
Saving lives is not a top priority in the halls of power. Being compassionate and concerned about human life can cause a man to lose his job. It can cause a woman not to get the job to begin with.
Truly compassionate action arises spontaneously without thought and is carried out in real action with no anticipation of reward and, indeed, no concept of a doer of that action.
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
The point of the spiritual revolution is not to become a good Buddhist, but to become a wise and compassionate human being, to awaken from our life of complacency and ignorance and to be a buddha.
If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.
There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world.
You don't have to shout from the mountaintops. Sometimes power comes in a soft, calm, compassionate way, like a quiet warrior.
We, like the Mother of the World, become the compassionate presence that can hold, with tenderness, the rising and passing waves of suffering.
When you see the world that God sees, you see a world that is loving, compassionate, and filled with individuals who live together in harmony and peace.
Can you be compassionate even to those who have no compassion? If so, there is no finer karma that you can create.
That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.
I'm extremely compassionate, loving, all of those warm fuzzy things, but the outer shell doesn't project that all the time.
It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it's helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like a compassionate alarm clock that says, "You're caught in the dream."
We are compassionate with ourselves when we are able to embrace all parts of ourselves and recognize the needs and values expressed by each part.
The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.
The beginner's mind is the mind of compassion. When our mind is compassionate, it is boundless.
Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.
The problem with certainty is that sometimes it can sound cold and heartless, although it is the most compassionate and supportive answer.
Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.
Here in America, religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. They've lost the Axial Age vision of concern for everybody.
It's great that we've got a compassionate conservative, but to me, that sounds like a Volvo with a gun rack.
Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
There is nothing more man needs than Divine Mercy - that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights to the holiness of God.
I appreciate when people listen to the sad songs, because it's almost like telling someone your problems and having them listen with a compassionate ear.
We must begin our practice by walking the narrow path of simplicity, the hinayana path, before we can walk upon the open highway of compassionate action, the mahayana path.
The best way to deal with that is to live in a fully conscious, compassionate, loving way. Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to recognize that this is the only way to live.
When you are in Joy, you are compassionate. When you are in Joy, you are considerate and caring.
We become compassionate not from altruism which denies the self for the sake of the other, but from the insight that sees and feels one is the other.
In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.
A compassionate open home is part of Christian responsibility, and should be practiced up to the level of capacity.
You should be dynamic, and still be soft in the heart. You should stand against injustice and simultaneously, be compassionate within you, like a saint. Be a saint and a soldier, together
I am going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone, but my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens.
I'm intelligent enough to survive happily and be compassionate. If I were too smart, I would realize all the ills of the world.
What does it say about us that people who are considered defective are instinctively caring and compassionate?
The most compassionate form of giving is done with no thought or expectation of reward, and grounded in genuine concern for others.