Quotes About Compassion

The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.

You will go far in the Church." "I have no desire to go far. My only ambition is to be a good priest." "You will be that, of course. Nevertheless, you will go higher. And do you know why?" "Why?" "Because," said Orselli, "you are not afraid of worldliness. I do not mean that you are worldly. Far from it. But you have a talent for being all things to all men.

I am lost in admiration of the honest and courageous men amongst you who have resisted all threats as well as all bribes, and persevered in giving me their free unbought voices. For those unhappy persons who have been scared by imminent fear on their own and their children's behalf from obeying the impulse of their conscience, I feel nothing of resentment--nothing but pity and compassion.

Most Americans are very cool people.

I have heard people say that they felt closer to their parents after they have died. Maybe if I treat people as if they were dead, I could get along with them better

A man came up to me the other day and said he hadn't had a bite in weeks. So you know what I did? I walked by him like he didn't even exist.

I was at this guy's house. I met this girl who was hanging out there. She was real pretty, she had brown eyes and dark hair. She was soft-spoken and real nice. I know that everyone has their own life and they can do what they want and you shouldn't think anything of it or anything. But man, I couldn't help but flinch a little when I saw all those needle marks in her arm, they looked so sore. Hateful little holes. I wanted to say something, but I didn't.

We try to understand the pain of others but we can only understand it our way.

I don't want to have to defend you to people who will talk shit I would do it though Always So take good care of yourself If you forget how Call me I'll remind you

met a kid who was cuffed to the door handle of a police car outside the gig. He was there early to catch soundcheck and the cop busted him drinking a beer in the parking lot. I hung out with the guy and gave him some water. It was strange to be talking with this guy who was standing in the sun tied to a car. I guess the pig figured he was teaching him a lesson. That taught me plenty.

Love heals scars love left

Treat the other man's faith gently it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine.

The good of any one individual is of no more importance, from the point of view (if I may so say) of the Universe, than the good of any other; unless, that is, there are special grounds for believing that more good is likely to be realized in the one case than in the other.

Reason shows me that if my happiness is desirable and good, the equal happiness of any other person must be equally desirable. ...

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.

Love is not getting, but giving

Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and madness of desire - oh, no - love is not that! It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living - yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.

It is not the gift, but the thought that counts.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.

There is a loftier ambition than to stand high in the world. It is to step down and lift mankind a little higher.

But this I know. Those who seek Him will do well to look among the poor and the lowly, the sorrowful and the oppressed.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection was never wasted.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.