Quotes About Compassion

We might simply ask about all our encounters with others in our polity, "Would I treat a friend this way?" When we can answer "yes," we are on the way to developing a citizenship that is neither domination nor acquiescence.

Indeed, the art of democratic writing demands of its practitioners the aspiration to write to any and all, for any and all. It is a philanthropic art: it requires affection for humanity.

Sing Me no songs tell me no tales cry me no tears, but remember me kindly.

Shared sorrow is half sorrow

No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor.

No revenge is more honourable than the one not taken.

To the good listener, half a word is enough.

Perfectionism is not a prerequisite for anything but pain.

Humans are powerful spiritual beings meant to create good on the earth," he said. "This good isn't usually accomplished in bold actions, but in singular acts of kindness between people.

By the way, all of these benefits come from people who can't give you anything for your time but love and need. As I tell so many people, "Working in a hospice pays off. It may not pay off here in the mortal world, but in the spiritual sense, the retirement program is out of this world.

I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men.

In the end, what's most meaningful is creating positive, uplifting outcomes for human experiences and human relationships. Business, like life, is all about how you make people feel. It's that simple, and it's that hard.

Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.

Unconditional Love also requires forgiveness. Recall that whatever you fail to forgive, you tie to yourself with an invisible chain through the attracting power of Love. If you are unable to unconditionally love another because of your negative emotions about their actions, you tie yourself to those negative emotions.

Thou shalt prove how salt is the taste of another's bread and how hard is the way up and down another man's stairs.

He descubierto que no puedes comenzar a ser detallista con los demás, si primero no te miras hacia adentro. Por lo que, básicamente, desarrollé la capacidad de reírme de mi mismo.

Y cuando alguien te pregunta: «¿ Cómo estás» a pesar de estar muy ocupado, es porque realmente le interesas.

Nous ne faisions rien de mal cet après-midi-là. Et c'est cela à mon avis le seul sens à donner à sa vie: trouver son bonheur sans augmenter la douleur du monde.

Another human being's suffering is not magically erased because the person who caused it says that they didn't mean to do it.

The story of Cain and Abel from the book of Genesis teaches ... the lesson of social responsibility... The answer to the question 'Am I my brother's keeper?' is a resounding yes"31

I came to see that the goal of spiritual practice was perhaps more truly about service to others, becoming a better person, and responsibility to the whole, not just chasing the next moment of feeling twinkly and high.

and very carefully to them the truth of what you know, but with kindness in your heart. Have compassion for them, because not everybody starts on an equal playing field. Love, Gloria

Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much.

Saying thank you creates love.