Quotes About Compassion

Tú, que no niegas cercanía a las más grandes pecadoras y que en los Cielos engrandeces al que sincero se arrepiente. Concede a esta noble alma que se abandonó una vez sin sospechar que se perdía el perdón que se ha merecido.

Wenn wir die Menschen nur nehmen wie sie sind, so machen wir sie schlechter. Wenn wir sie behandeln, als wären sie, was sie sein sollten, so bringen wir sie dahin, wohin sie zu bringen sind.

Friend, we are all human, and the bit of sense any one of us might have is of little or no use when the passions rage and by the constraints of being human we are put under duress." [...] And we parted, not having understood one other. But then here on earth no one ever easily understands anyone else.

Mistrust all those in whom the desire to punish is imperative - Goethe

I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either

When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons. Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.

It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.

Empathy is just another way to talk about yourself.

I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.

The key is to learn to respect and honor the complications of other people's lives

if we cultivate compassion for those who have hurt us, we have the possibility of overcoming our anger,pain, and fear. compassion is a great medicine.

If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one.

Giving back is as good for you as it is for those you are helping, because giving gives you purpose. When you have a purpose-driven life, you're a happier person.

Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.

Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone.

Be courageous! Do not judge! Do not act in fear! Remember who you are!

Remember yourself as a child? No one knows you better than you do. Be kind. Be your best friend.

Speak your TRUTH through LOVE or say nothing at all. Words of hate, separate.

The wise understand without judging. The ignorant judge without understanding.

True power can never be gained by depriving others from it. True power always comes from within.

We become what we fear. We become what we hate. We become what we judge. Be joy. Be love. Be compassion.

True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.

The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed?