Quotes About Compassion

every single act we do has the potential of causing pain, and every single thing we do has consequences that echo way beyond what we can imagine. It doesn't mean we shouldn't act. It means we should act carefully. Everything matters [p. 41].

May I meet this moment fully. May I meet it as a friend.

you are in pain. Relax. Take a breath. Let's pay attention to what is happening. Then we'll figure out what to do. [p. 10]

I want to feel deeply, and whenever I am brokenhearted I emerge more compassionate. I think I allow myself to be brokenhearted more easily, knowing I won't be irrevocably shattered [p. 59]

Becoming aware of fragility, of temporality, of the fact that we will surely all be lost to one another, sooner or later, mandates a clear imperative to be totally kind and loving to each other always [p.119].

The Buddha taught complete honesty, with the extra instruction that everything a person says should be truthful and helpful.

Heir to your own karma doesn't mean 'You get what you deserve.' I think it means 'You get what you get.' Bad things happen to good people. My happiness depending on my action means, to me, that it depends on my action of choosing compassion--for myself as well as for everyone else--rather than contention. [p.61]

Buddha also said that the Dharma, like a bird, needs two wings to fly, and that the wing that balances Wisdom is compassion.

Our first teacher is our own heart-Cheyenne

it's just a fact that any pain we cause someone else will eventually do more damage to us than to them. And frankly, we've all got enough problems without piling that on ourselves on top of everything else.

The religion of Islam views animals as a special part of God's creation and generally extols kindness to animals, but like Judaism and Christianity animals are not considered to be the equal of humankind.

If everyone doesn't win, it's empty and useless.

He did not know what it was like to be two women in love.

Flannery never forgot this. Anne Arden, a woman who meant more to Flannery than Flannery felt she could ever have meant to Anne, had found the person she was intended for; so Flannery need not be bitter, and never was. Anne loved Jasper, and was loved. What more could you want for someone who mattered to you?

People are cruel, and they will do anything.

Are you hurting anywhere else? I asked, feeling so emotionally raw after the long night we'd had. He caught my wrist and pulled my hand down to press flat over his heart. Here. So am I. He kissed my fingertips, then linked our hands and led me...

I want there to be happily-ever-afters for the fucked-up crowd.

nothing in your past can change how I feel about you. And God knows I'm no saint.

you showed me what love truly is just by giving yours so selflessly. I wasn't made for love. It wasn't [woven]into the fabric of my being. I didn't know what it was, what I was looking for, what I needed. I had no point of reference, no examples, nothing. Until you.

Cary Taylor. Loving you isn't a character defect." "Well, it's not very smart. I was such an asshole to him," he muttered, looking disgruntled. "He could do so much better." "That isn't your decision to make for him." "Someone needs to make it." "And you're volunteering because you love him, too." My mouth curved. "Don't you think that sounds ass-backwards?

I had to bite back a laugh. Cary Taylor. Loving you isn't a character defect. Chapter 12, pg 213

But I want you to know that even though the way you've handled this is fucking wrong and you've broken my heart into millions of tiny pieces and I've lost all respect for you, I don't blame you for how you feel after seeing those pictures of me. I get it.

porque cuando amas a alguien, eso es lo que haces: entender.

If you're going to give him a second chance, I should get one, too.