Quotes About Compassion

All's fair in love and family Christmases.

Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.

Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.

The opposite of love is not hate — it's apathy. It's not giving a damn. If somebody hates me, they must "feel" something , or they couldn't possibly hate. Therefore, there's some way in which I can get to them.

Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved we love to love.

I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them, to provide some light along the way.

What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for all eternity.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest accomplishment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

To love others you must first love yourself.

Love is not a thing, it is not lost when given. You can offer your love completely to hundreds of people and still retain the same love you had originally.

You can only give away what you have ... If you have love, you can give it. If you don't have it, you don't have it to give.

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.

A life lived in love will never be dull.

We all need each other.

I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate — it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.

What love we've given, we'll have forever. What love we fail to give, will be lost for eternity.

People are not here to meet your expectations.

Los crueles son los debiles; la bondad sólo puede esperarse de los fuertes.

Man must never be satisfied with his ability to love. No matter where he is, it is always just the beginning.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.

There are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.

It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.