Quotes About Compassion

When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave the house and to go away to those who are not able to come to Him.

From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.

It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.

People often say to me, especially people from the press: 'Oh, you are so evil.' But I'm a gardener. I rescue animals in Palm Springs where I live.

My attitude was, they'd earned the right to do what they thought they had to do with their one square metre of Olympic dais, and I was glad they were doing it, and glad I was with them.

I would much rather devour a piece of well-seasoned squash than a slice of an animal's rotting carcass.

The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest.

The spirit of St. Louis as I view it from my lens is a spirit of giving.

Kindness will always make things feel better, more stable.

I am so impressed by UNHCR staff who live and work side by side with the refugees. It's really remarkable.

I hate it when people are rude to service staff. I grew up in my family's hotel and experienced it first-hand.

I have been in a unique position to hear from players and staff members about the issues they and their families have had to encounter.

I hug my kids, staff, dogs; that is the way I show my affection. If people don't understand that, I can't help it.

Of all the many leaders I have met in the course of my life, none made a deeper impression on me than Nelson Mandela. His courage, compassion, humility and wisdom were without parallel on the world stage, and he himself was an enduring source of inspiration.

I saw a lot of children who were in the latest stages of malaria. Those kids died very quickly.

If we can forgive, it will help us to grow and not remain stagnant in the same place. Then we can move on without animosity and hurt feelings.

I feel we all have a stake in our community as much as we do in our own spirits, and seeking avenues of generosity is the direct path to peace among us.

If my kids came to me and said, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'Son, I love you.' That's never at stake. Never, never, never at stake.

Shouldn't you put the same amount of effort into your giving as you might for your for-profit investments? After all, philanthropy is an investment, and one in which lives - not profits - are at stake.

The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.

Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put the stamp of compassion, on the name of America.

We had to get on food stamps for a short period of time, so I understand the need for those.

Some people collect coins. Some people collect rocks. Some people collect stamps. I colllect kids and hope I can do something for them.

Should Americans take care of their brothers and sisters? Absolutely. We all have an obligation as individuals to care for the poor. And, yes, there is a role for government and even food stamps in this equation.