Quotes About Compassion

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

You know what kind of a man Lonny Tooker is? The kind of a man that sets broken bird's wings." "Hitler loved dogs and babies," Dave said.

Kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Tenderness is the repose of passion.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve

Nous avions un camarade qui devenait facilement bossu. Il avait l'air si pitoyable que souvent dans le métro les Allemands lui cédaient leur place. Il s'asseyait avec mille précautions. Il portait beaucoup de choses dans sa bosse.

Tu les as vus livrer le malheureux qui croyait au droit d'asile.

It is true that wealth buys power and influence, but it does not buy morality, or kindness, or compassion. The pursuit of wealth can blind us to the fact that all of us, rich or poor, can be generous with our time, love, kindness, and compassion. Those virtues, and many more, we can all have in unlimited supply.

It was understandable, then, that the worth of a person was not measured in the things he or she owned, but in the deeds done on behalf of others.

You're a trouble-maker. What race do you belong to, anyhow?' 'The human race,' I said. 'I come from the womb and I'm bound for the tomb, the same as you, the same as King George the Six, the same as Johnny Squat.

Who has the courage to set right those misperceptions that bring us love?

growing up is about growing in wisdom and virtue and learning to curtail our selfishness so that we can give ourselves more selflessly to others.

Qué haríamos con dos millones (si los tuviéramos)», explica la diferencia entre los filántropos y los cristianos: «Los filántropos se los darían a los pobres que se lo merecieran, y los cristianos, a los pobres que no lo merecieran; porque si los cristianos fueran verdaderos cristianos, lo primero que pensarían es que ellos mismos constituían un ejemplo de ricos que no merecían serlo»

ceases to be merciful, no matter what sins have been conv mitted.

I saw science as being in harmony with humanity.

Anyone called upon to view misery will view criminality differently. All state officials should be required to spend a month serving in a homeless shelter to learn love.

Tu vida fue una vida llena de miseria, sin sentido. Cuando éramos jóvenes gocé tu carne. En los últimos años la he desdeñado. Tal vez fuera ése nuestro pecado. Como el calor del amor no estaba en nosotros, sino el hielo de la costumbre, todo a nuestro alrededor ha muerto, todo se atrofió y se echó a perder. Tienes suerte, Deborah. El Señor ha tenido compasión de ti.

Wir saßen im Wartesaal dritter Klasse, umtobt vom Lärm der Betrunkenen, und sprachen leise und verstanden dennoch jedes Wort, denn wir hörten mit den Herzen, nicht mit den Ohren.

And his fondness of people matched his low opinion of them.

Stellen wir die Vernunft in den Dienst dessen, wozu sie uns gegeben ist: nämlich in den Dienst der Liebe.«

There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts.

His name is Brokenkit," I said, my voice faltering. Lizardstripe nodded, seeing the bend in his tail, like a broken branch. That's where every cat would think he'd gotten his name. But the truth is, I named him for the feeling in my chest as I left him there, as if my heart were breaking in two, as if my life had broken down the middle.

When all cats have closed eyes, we gave the gift of sight to the cat who is blind. You see more than most, but look inside, too. See your own strength.

Me too!" Squirrelpaw