Quotes About Compassion

Love makes requests, not demands.

there is hope. That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by the experiences of the past. We can learn to love even when we have not received love.

The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love.

The choice to do or say something for the other person's benefit, that would help make them a better person, something that would enrich their lives and make their lives more meaningful for them.

Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures. (1 Cor 13:5)

If acts of service do not come naturally for you, it is still a love language worth acquiring. It is a way of expressing a sense of responsibility for the well-being of others. Albert Schweitzer said repeatedly As long as there is a man in the world who is hungry, sick, lonely or living in fear, he is my responsibility. Helping others is universally accepted as an expression of love.

The choice to love is the choice to take initiative. It is the choice to do or say something for the other person's benefit, something that would help make them a better person, something that would enrich their lives or make life more meaningful for them.

A soft answer turns away anger.

But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Love won't allow you to bear burdens alone. — Tina Givens —

A relationship calls for sympathetic listening with a view to understanding the other person's thoughts, feelings, and desires.

We forget that marriage is a relationship, not a project to be completed or a problem to solve. A relationship calls for sympathetic listening with a view to understanding the other person's thoughts, feelings, and desires.

A gentle answer turns away wrath.

Love helps those that are hard to pray for turn into people who are easy to pray for. — Donna Collins Tinsley —

The desire for reconciliation is often more potent than the desire for justice. The more intimate the relationship, the deeper the desire for reconciliation.

Loving others sometimes requires a love far greater and purer than our own. — Dawn Lilly

Genuine service demands that we speak the truth in love. We do not serve each other by avoiding one another's weaknesses.

A child who misbehaves has a need. To overlook the need behind the misbehavior can prevent us from doing the right thing. Asking ourselves, "What can I do to correct my child's behavior?" often leads to thoughtless punishment. Asking, "What does my child need?" lets us proceed with confidence that we will handle the situation well.

Sometimes the decision to agree with the other person's idea will involve great sacrifice. However, love always involves some sacrifice.

Even the smallest actions of a friend can make a big difference. — Zeta Davidson —

A positive message delivered in a negative manner will always reap negative results. As one child said, "My parents are yelling and screaming at me, telling me not to yell and scream. They expect me to do something they have not learned to do. It's unfair.

El amor no guarda una puntuación de errores. El amor no revive los fracasos pasados. Ninguno de nosotros es perfecto.

But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you…. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.

A nadie le gusta que lo obliguen a hacer algo. Es más, el amor se da siempre con libertad. No se puede exigir el amor. Podemos pedirnos cosas el uno al otro, pero nunca debemos exigir nada. Las peticiones dan dirección al amor, pero las demandas detienen el flujo del amor.