Quotes About Compassion

Filling a need is not merely good business; it's a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.

We must be purposely kind and generous or we miss the best part of life's existence.

In my entire life growing up I've never heard my dad say an unkind word about anyone. My father has always taken the high road in life and to me he's a complete inspiration without being a pushover.

'You all righ'?' he said gruffly. 'Yeah,' said Harry. 'No, yeh're not,' said Hagrid. 'Of course yeh're not. But yeh will be.'

I'm not perfect, but if there are any points given for caring about people with every fiber of your being and giving life all you've got every day, then I suppose I have a shot.

Spaying is a compromise in terms of reverence for life, but perhaps a necessary one in a society which kills millions of dogs and cats a year in "animal shelters".

The blessing which we associate with a life of refinement and cultivation can be made universal and must be made universal if they are to be permanent.

Take time to make a difference. Don't just obsess about how you can make your life better. Think about how you can make somebody else's life better as well.

I realize it's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.

Be the person your dog thinks you are.

It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.

Using your own time to make someone else's life better is, like, the nicest thing you can do for anybody.

Life is special when you reach out beyond yourself to be a true servant leader for others.

Its a really wonderful thing to focus your life on something other than your own personal career and ambition.

I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and don't have a problem accepting that.

To joy in conquest is to joy in the loss of human life.

Man by violating his own feelings becomes cruel. And how deeply seated in the human heart is the injunction not to take life.

He is more worth to you, perhaps. But the stranger is someone else's friend and brother. So which life is more important?

A nonviolent person's life is always at the disposal of him who would take it.

I see neither bravery nor sacrifice in destroying life or property, for offense or defense.

When nonviolence is accepted as the law of life, it must pervade the whole being and not be applied to isolated acts.

A difficult message to hear is an opportunity to enrich someone's life.

The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

The thing that I'm most proud of in my life is that if a stranger came up to me and said, 'I can't stop drinking. I can't stop drinking. Can you help me?' I can say, 'Yes, I can help you.'