Quotes About Compassion

Humanity one chooses. Men who choose inhumanity are merely upright beasts.

As William Penn pointed out, "We pass through this world but once, so do now any good you can do, and show now any kindness you can show, for we shall not pass this way again.

Poem by Howard A. Walter (Character) I would be true, for there are those who trust me; I would be pure, for there are those who care; I would be strong, for there are those who suffer; I would be brave, for there is much to dare. I would be friend of all--- the foe, the friendless; I would be giving, and forget the gift; I would be humble, for I know my weakness; I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

It would be a stronger world, a stronger, loving world, to die in.

It is clear that bearing the cross patiently does not mean that we harden ourselves or do not feel any sorrow; according to the old notion of the Stoic philosophers that a greathearted man is someone who has laid off his humanity, and who is not touched by adversity and prosperity, and not even by joy and sorrow, but who acts like a cold rock.

The proper use, then, of all the good gifts we have received is the free and generous sharing of those gifts with others.

Likewise, what grounds He gives us to consider His mercy! When He does not stop showing His mercy to miserable sinners, leading them back to Him by His more than paternal mercy until their obstinacy is broken down by His benefits.

The proper use, then, of all the good gifts we have received is the free and generous sharing of those gifts with others. No

Supposing a man not only deserves nothing good from you, but he has also provoked you with injustices and injuries—even this is not just cause for you to stop embracing him with affection and fulfilling your duties of love to him. He

In particular, we must observe   this general rule, that we cordially desire and labor for the welfare   of the whole human race. Thus it will come to pass, that we shall not   only give way to the exercise of God's mercy, but shall also wish the   conversion of those who seem obstinately to rush upon their own   destruction. In

we must realize that death was not a pleasure or a game for Christ, and that he suffered excruciation to the utmost for our sakes.

when we are angered by the sins of   others, we should beware lest a temptation of an opposite kind should   take possession of our minds.

If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house, then in a field,...it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fetus in the womb before it has come to light.

Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them.

Just moo for me,' Ed said. 'Maybe a wee Hobnob?' 'I only have Rich Tea,' Myra said. 'Sorry.' 'That's alright, love.' To Bob: 'Cardboard. That's the sort of biscuits they start dishing out on the lifeboat when they're done eating the other passengers.

Não falamos diretamente à sua humanidade, mas a seu egoísmo, e nunca falamos com eles a respeito das nossas necessidades, mas das vantagens que eles terão. Ninguém, a não ser um mendigo, prefere depender da bondade de seus concidadãos.

Put on, as God's chosen ones, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience.

Christians must outlove, outjoy, outthink, and always welcome those who opposed them.

If you have something to eat and notice your thought wanting to eat alone on account of desire and not of need, in this respect you do not regard him as yourself. Even if you only have enough for whatever you need, if you do not give him some of this, in this respect you do not regard him as yourself.

The two Old Men move beyond a rigid code of ethical prescriptions, with their almost inhumane consequences, into a more compassionate situational or occasional ethics, where there are no established formulas and fewer binding directives, where the individual always assumes responsibility for his or her actions.

Therefore, if a person is deceived but afterward learns and says: "I have been deceived, Lord Master, forgive me," God will forgive that person, for he is merciful.

If someone goes to prison for you, you will want to thank that person exceedingly. How much more so for the one who dies for you?

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.