Compassion Quotes

"An intelligent person aims at being kind and the ability to be kind is the highest of the arts and the most like the work of God" "You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving" "A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain." "True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it." "Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action." "Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong" "We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race" "Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind." "All cruelty springs from weakness" "The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love" "Forgiving is not forgetting; it's actually remembering—remembering and not using your right to hit back. It's a second chance for a new beginning." "We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low." "We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water." "I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all" "A Jesus who never wept could never wipe away my tears." "What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other" "For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love" "The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance." "The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness" "The more you care, the stronger you can be"