Quotes About Compassion

on the wall outside. And this friend of hers, this

how grateful we are when our world is falling apart for even the smallest reprieves. A gentle touch. A kind word. Forgiveness.

It's tough, Rose, being the only one responsible for another person's happiness. No one should ever be the only one.

This …this shouldn't have happened. I'm sorry." "Sorry?" Weak laughter bubbled up in her. Sorry was for when you stepped on someone's toe, or when you knocked over a lamp. Not for when you crushed someone's entire world.

We always want to fix things for the people who matter. Can't, mostly, but we want to.

There is no place on you I can't love, and love grants me entry . . .

Other people's problems always seem so fixable compared to our own.

Understanding did not always wipe away pain, but it helped, surely?.... ...and if understanding did not eliminate troubles it eased the sense of betrayal- Li Lei

Don't call the man a claustrophobe just because small spaces scare him. Right.

I see you. I will be careful with the places that hurt.

Það er alltaf einhver sem þarf á hjálp að halda. Það er alltaf einhver úti í kuldanum, einhver að leita að hendi í snjónum.

Some people move through the world and make their whole existence a gift to others. As soon as I feel well enough, I aim to be one of those people.

It is a very difficult secret to understand that when we do not want to possess another selfishly, he or she will always love us. It is when we do not want to possess, when we do not make demand after demand, that the relationship will last.

Patience is an unfailing remedy for friction in personal relations. Even if a person has never won a beauty contest, has no money in the bank, can't even change a flat tire, if he or she has inexhaustible patience, then we will find that life with such a person will never grow stale.

The Lord is present in every one of us, and when we love those around us, we are loving him.

As long as there are poor people in the world, as long as there are people who are deprived and handicapped in the world, if we are sensitive, we will not load ourselves with unnecessary adornment.

To get angry with oneself and reject oneself is not helpful and is not what the Buddha teaches. The best thing is not to say either "I'm all good" or "I'm worthless; I'm no good." The best thing is not to think about oneself, not talk about oneself, not dwell upon

But if you do not learn how to love, everywhere you go you are going to suffer.

when you put the other person's welfare foremost every day, no matter how strong the opposing tide inside, you discover after a while that you can love a little more today than you did yesterday.

Whatever the flavor of our anger – irritability, rage, stubbornness, belligerence, or sullen silence – it can all be transformed into compassion and understanding. Those we live with will certainly benefit from that, and so will we.

Even with the best of conscious intentions, we may provoke a nasty clash. But if we can support the other person and express our disapproval tenderly, with respect, it will help him or her to see more clearly.

Every human heart has a deep need to love - to be in love, really, with all of life. This is the kind of love that comes when the mind is still. . . . Be still and know that we are all God's children; then you will be in love with all.

Almost every estrangement can be mended if one person involved is willing and able to forgive.

Windmills put the wind to work. Similarly, you can set up an anger mill, which will put your an- ger to work, drawing the living waters of compas- sion and creativity from the depths of your heart to help all those around you.