Quotes About Compassion

Todos estamos locos, de un modo u otro; y del mismo modo que tratas a tus locos con discreción, deberías tratar a los locos de Dios, o sea el resto del mundo.

You've got their lives, you know, and you must put up with their souls!

ever there was a woman who was all perfection, that one is my poor wronged darling.

embora a solidariedade não altere os fatos, ajuda a torná-los mais suportáveis.

Mes, moterys, turime motinišk? instinkt?, kuris pabud?s iškelia mus virš smulkmeniškumo. Jau?iau ant savo peties šio didelio vyro galv? tarsi vaiko, kur? kada nors glausiu prie savo kr?tines.

is enough to dry up the springs of pity in one's heart

I greatly fear that she is of too super-sensitive a nature to go through the world without trouble.

Please, Kendra said. Think of all the lives that will be destroyed. I have, Mark said. Believe me, darling, I grasp all aspects of this, I really do. But how much has the public I'm protecting worried about me? My sanity, my happiness, my right to find peace? They made no promises, Bracken said. They are not preventing the end of the world. Those who know about your sacrifice appreciate you immeasurably. Your life may not be fair, but it is absolutely necessary.

Nobody in need of forgiveness deserves it," Konrad said. "Not one person. We all make foolish mistakes that we cannot fix. Though we may not deserve forgiveness, we all have a right to it. Just for having the courage to live in this difficult world, where fallible people do imperfect things. The supply of forgiveness is unlimited.

You were a friend at my lowest point...That's a true friend. I'll always be yours.

In a world where damage is inevitable, nothing is more precious than a healer. I have discovered that we cannot help another without also helping ourselves. ~The Traveler

You're trying to figure out who you are. I see it. And you'll make it. But not if you give up." Seth heaved a sigh. "I might want to give up, but I won't. I worry, though: what if everything I do just causes more harm?" "Everyone causes harm," Calvin said. "Sometimes we hurt others, and sometimes we hurt ourselves. If you've caused a problem, you learn and do better. You become smarter for next time. And you undo what harm you can.

Would you forgive a killer for not knowing how a gun functioned? How many would have to die before you stopped pardoning his ignorance?

Sometimes good people grow weary of society.

Everyone causes harm," Calvin said. "Sometimes we hurt others, and sometimes we hurt ourselves. If you've caused a problem, you learn and do better. You become smarter for next time. And you undo what harm you can.

Still friends?'Hermo asked.... 'You were my friend at my lowest point,' Seth said. 'That's a true friend. I'll always be yours.

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is ourselves.

It's best to keep your troubles pretty much to yourself, because half the people you tell them to won't give a damn, and the other half will be glad to hear you've got them.

you care how I feel? What I think?" When she couldn't wrench her

And you can reach them, because you know what it's like to have a difficult childhood. It's made you caring, empathetic and willing to get off your ass instead of just sitting back and enjoying your money.

He wasn't the only one who'd ever suffered—yet he'd been given a unique opportunity to make a difference.

The holidays weren't only for those who had it easy. They provided a chance to rejoice amid difficulty.

He kept imagining women like his mother creeping across the border with the hope of being able to make enough to feed themselves and their families, and being murdered by some vigilante who felt he had the right to take the law into his own hands. It was so easy to feel self-righteous and superior when you had a comfortable home, a safe place to live and a full stomach.

people make mistakes. If there was no such thing as forgiveness, there wouldn't be any friendships left in the world.