Compassion Quotes

"The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others" "Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart" "I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town" "All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate… I choose love" "Christians should be known for their generosity" "You are never alone. You are never without hope. God is with you. " "Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner." "I just think that philanthropy is a fancy way to say that you care about others and that you want to serve others. And that's been a part of me for as long as I can remember" "Be good to people for no reason" "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."