Quotes About Compassion

The day is breaking someone else's heart.

The thief on the cross had to be the luckiest man alive. He was nothing more than a low-life criminal, a loser. He had committed a crime. He was convicted for it, and he was crucified for it. So he had no future; he was going nowhere; or worse, he was going to hell. Yet of all the criminals, on all the crosses, on all the hills in the Roman Empire, he was crucified next to Jesus Christ.

There are no boundries between good and evil where love is concerned.

I know why Jesus wept, motherfucker.

The greatest thrill is not to kill but to let live.

one's capacity for happiness depends largely on how deeply one has suffered.

My mom had a soft heart after all! Instead of being chained by both wrists, we were only chained by one ankle! I mean, if I'd been looking for proof that she really did love me, this was it, right?

She had a lot of hugs to give, but not enough people to give them to.

What's so funny 'bout peace, love, and world destruction?

Sometimes being a leader isn't about winning. Sometimes it's about doing what's right, instead of what's powerful.

To be without love is to be without grace, what matters most in life. We is so much better than I.

I loved her," Robinson said. "And I loved the sick girl you were when I met you, and I loved the good student and the bad driver. I loved the car thief, the hitchhiker, the quoter of novels I haven't read, and the hater of Slim Jims… Axi Moore, I've loved every you there ever was.

Then I found it: the source of the blood, the place where he'd been shot. 'Total?' I said, and I got a slight whimper. 'You have a boo-boo on your tail.

That's because I'm a better person, frankly. I am a freaking princess when it comes to other people's feelings.

They get me, and I get them. They have empathy . Most people don't, they really don't.

Now, don't get all weepy on me dear reader.No chin-quivering or nose-sniveling, either. These pages do not need to be all soggy with your mucus.

It's better to care too much than too little. Every single time.

whenever Maeve would mention another foster case or needy child she'd heard about and say, "What's another pound on an elephant?

One good thing is that I've been following the priest's orders to meditate on how I've hurt people. It's helped me recognize that we can't help but make mistakes, even when our intentions are good.

Kindness. Respect. Compassion. Empathy. You never know how these simple, small acts can help someone turn their life around.

Justice doesn't necessarily make the world a better place. Compassion always does.

Good people are the same everywhere. They help each other.

Anne is quite the animal lover," Fang said to me as we followed Angel. "Horses, sheep, goats. Chickens. Pigs." "Yeah," I said. "I wonder who's for dinner?

If we are to help save the human race, we must first recognize the humanity in all, no matter their station in life.