Quotes About Compassion

Happy new year everbody! And remember: be kind to eachother.

That was when I found out that the best way in the world to make yourself feel better when you have hit bottom is to try to get somebody else to feel better. There are certain things in life that are truly worth knowing, and that is one of the big ones.

It seems to me that you can almost define civilization by saying it's people who are not willing to hurt other people because the other people are different.

And if you worry that not finishing the food on your plate is a slap in the face of all the hungry people everywhere, you are not living in reality. The truth is that you either throw the food out or you throw it in, but either way it turns to waste. World hunger will not be solved by finishing the garlic mashed potatoes on your plate.

For some reason, we are truly convinced that if we criticize ourselves, the criticism will lead to change. If we are harsh, we believe we will end up being kind. If we shame ourselves, we believe we end up loving ourselves. It has never been true, not for a moment, that shame leads to love. Only love leads to love.

If we think our job here on earth is to fix ourselves, we will keep looking for the broken places. If we believe our job is to be kind, we will keep lavishing love on ourselves.

There's too many men too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round

While "caring about" conveys feelings of concern for one's state of being, "caring for" is active engagement in doing something to positively affect it.

La tsédaka n'est pas qu'un simple principe de générosité. C'est non seulement un vrai projet messianique pour le monde, un bouleversement, mais également une règle à suivre quotidiennement, une discipline personnelle qui, comme toute chose dans notre tradition, est expliqué dans les moindres détails. Ensemble (extrait du mot de la fin, par Yeshaya Dalsace, Rabbin de la communauté Maayane Or, Nice)

Sympathy would imply I might even try to help them. Pity is much safer. It can be delivered from on high without getting involved. I pity them.

She didn't always have to be the strong one. We can be strong for each other.

Life was so much easier before I had to worry about everyone else worrying', Irene muttered. 'It's called growing up, dear. It comes with staying alive.

Genetics were not important. Affection and protection were the truly important things.

I feel like marching into my parents' room and shaking my mom. How could you send her to that place without her blanket?

He seems truly sorry.

Courage comes from your heart, not your fist.

Courage comes from your heart, not your fists.

Now I understand. When you love someone, you have to try things even if they don't make sense to anyone else.

Class is how you treat people who can do nothing for you.

I joined the Labour party because I believed in equality, in freedom of speech and in tolerance, compassion and understanding for people, irrespective of their background and views. In whatever I decide to do in the future I will hold to those principles.

It's not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest. It's about what you do… It's about action

decided I was going to be a Person Who Chooses To Be Kind To Others At All Times, No Matter What.

To implement this path to make other people feel good about themselves I plan to ask more questions of people and talk about myself less.

When you cure a blind person, he or she is not a statistic.