Quotes About Compassion

Don't laugh at the spinsters, dear girls, for often very tender, tragic romances are hidden away in the hearts that beat so quietly under the sober gowns, and many silent sacrifices of youth, health, ambition, love itself, make the faded faces beautiful in God's sight. Even the sad, sour sisters should be kindly dealt with, because they have missed the sweetest part of life, if for no other reason.

Love is a great beautifier.

Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it. (Amy March)

Be worthy love, and love will come.

Avoid getting all upset by your child's demands and rigidities. Try to see these behaviors not as badness or rebellion but rather as immaturity. Try to appreciate the wonder and complexity of growing behavior, even when it makes trouble for you.

Love thy neighbour as yourself, but choose your neighbourhood.

Another of them died last night. His body was in the bazaar this morning. It lay, with a collecting bowl at its feet, on the charpoy that is reserved for those who die without money or family to bury them. He looked desiccated and his skin had the sheen and color of the dates we eat to break our fast. There are new bodies on that charpoy every week.

One of the most important parts of education is learning to get along with other people.

We do know that no one gets wise enough to really understand the heart of another, though it is the task of our life to try.

To know how to love and to be loved, that is the treasure which makes you and those who know you so happy.

Little lies that make people feel better are not bad, like thanking someone for a meal they made even if you hated it, or telling a sick person they look better when they don't, or someone with a hideous new hat that it's lovely. But to yourself you must tell the truth

The Golden Rule of Parenting is do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!

You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.

As I forgive myself, it becomes easier to forgive others.

If I want to be loved as I am, I have to be willing to love others as they are.

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.

each of us is doing the very best we can at this very moment. If we knew better, if we had more understanding and awareness, then we would do it differently.

Knee Problems: Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend. Fear. Inflexibility. Won't give in. Forgiveness. Understanding. Compassion. I bend and flow with ease, and all is well.

I forgive you for not being the way I wanted you to be. I forgive you and I set you free." This affirmation sets us free.

If someone is ill, bless them and send them love and peace, don't demand that they get well.

We need to understand that they were doing the best they could with the understanding, awareness, and knowledge they had at that time.

the love is always the answer to healing of any sort

I do not encourage you to blame your parents. We are all victims of victims, and they could not teach you something that they did not know.

There is so much love in your heart that you could heal the entire planet. But just for now let us use this love to heal you. Feel a warmth beginning to glow in your heart center, a softness, a gentleness. Let this feeling begin to change the way you think and talk about yourself.