Quotes About Compassion

In sorting out my feelings and beliefs, there is, however, one piece of moral ground of which I am absolutely certain: if I were to be murdered I would not want my murderer executed. I would not want my death avenged. Especially by government--which can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens to kill.

Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all.

I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer.

I stand morally opposed to killing: war, executions, killing of the old and demented, the killing of children, unborn and born. . . . I believe that all of life is sacred and must be protected, especially in the vulnerable stages at the beginning of life and its end.

Ne da sovražim – da ljubim, sem na svetu.

when we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings.

As Stephen Levine says: "When your fear touches someone's pain it becomes pity; when your love touches someone's pain, it becomes compassion."4

Parents begin by loving their children; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

Empathy is, first of all, an act of imagination, a storyteller's art

I had not then learned the measure of "man's inhumanity to man," nor to what limitless extent of wickedness he will go for the love of gain.

Alas! I had not then learned the measure of "man's inhumanity to man," nor to what limitless extent of wickedness he will go for the love of gain.

ever there was a broken heart—one crushed and blighted by the rude grasp of suffering misfortune—it was Patsey's.

let them behold him scourged, hunted, trampled on, and they will come back with another story in their mouths. Let them know the heart of the poor slave—learn his secret thoughts—thoughts he dare not utter in the hearing of the white man;

In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

She was a very old soul, which meant that her life was driven by love and not ego.

Negativity is often born out of misunderstandings that can be turned around easily if you approach someone with a loving and open heart.

A storyteller's form of healing [is] being a counselor, and healing people with ideas, with stories and kind, loving guidance.

I worried that being unemotional would mean that I didn't care. Strangely enough, the opposite happened: the less emotionally reactive I was, the more accurately I could tune in to my intuition for guidance and at the same time feel compassion and love for my fellow human beings. When I was more reactionary, my vibes didn't work, so I felt neither.

It's a myth that caring requires commiserating. Caring means giving someone space to sort things out without throwing your own emotions into the mix. It's also important to listen to your vibes and not overtax your system.

Like cells in a body, we're all on this planet together, and when one cell attacks another in the body, we call that cancer. Similarly, when we attack one another (or ourselves) through condemnation and judgment, it's no less cancerous and toxic to our entire being—body, mind, and soul.

Still, that's the point of love; you love someone despite their flaws.

Whoever it was, whether I knew them or not, if I could help in some way, I would. I mean, if you can help, you have to help. Don't you think? - Poppy Wyatt

Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse. (Mom - to Lara Lington)

you may be able to sway people's heads. But you can't sway their hearts.