Quotes About Compassion

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Because violence can only breed more violence and suffering, our struggle must remain nonviolent and free of hatred. We are trying to end the suffering of our people, not to inflict suffering on others.

This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.

Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples my philosophy is kindness.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Love is the absence of judgment.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives. I'm not talking about the short-term gratification of pleasures like sex, drugs or gambling (though I'm not knocking them), but something that will bring true and lasting happiness. The kind that sticks.

I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple the philosophy is kindness.

Compassion and love are not mere luxuries. As the source of both inner and external peace, they are fundamental to the continued survival of our species.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?

She was just too tenderhearted.