Quotes About Compassion

I'm the best animal lover in the world. There's nobody who takes care of their pets like me...... they are my children.

Dogs are always good and full of selfless love. They are undiluted vessels of joy who never, ever deserve anything bad that happens to them.

She was better with animals than people. Give her a sick cat or dog, she was golden. Not so much with her own species.

We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.

It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost.

Without despair, we will share, and the joys of caring will not be erased. What has been, must never end, the joys of caring will not be replace.

If you want to know where you would have stood on slavery before the Civil War, don't look at where you stand on slavery today. Look at where you stand on animal rights.

Moral relativism has a reputation for being compassionate, caring and humane, but it is an extremely useful philosophy for tyrants.

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.

Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.

Before you hate something you should try to understand it.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?

When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.

Don't judge me, you could be me in another life.

Why are we so blind to see that the only ones we hurt are you and me?

Come down off the cross, we could use the wood.

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.

Mistakes, I know I've made a few. But I'm only human, you've made mistakes, too.

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.

Love is an act of courage.