Quotes About Compassion

To graciously receive is an expression of the dignity of giving.

Do not inquire he name if him who asks a shelter of you. The very man who's embarrassed by his name is the one who needs shelter

It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.

Because of our interconnectedness we all know that extreme poverty and exclusionary practices are violations against the basic dignity of people.

…a man's value should be gauged by how much value he places on the entire concept of humanity." - Dami K.

Human rights must work to uplift human dignity.

It's important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.

You learned people and artists have, no doubt, all sorts of superior things in your heads; but you're human beings like the rest of us, and we, too, have our dreams and fancies.

Maybe we could all take care of each other, I dreamed.

You can't just constantly judge a situation or a person because of what you're used to or how they look. They might turn out to be this sweet man who asks you what your dreams are. You know?

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

All I ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten. Share everything ... Don't hit people ... Clean up your own mess.

Education is critical for people to become compassionate. If you don't know the problem and you don't know the reality, how can you help?

When you have a problem, rules don't solve your problem. It's caring and education.

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it

When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.

I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.

I don't want to send them to jail. I want to send them to school.

So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were 'reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.'

Humility, reverence, compassion, forbearance, sacrifice and self-control are the qualities that reveal the outcome of the true education.

People see poverty all around them in India, but they are desensitized or immune to it. I came to the conclusion that poverty is driven by lack of education.

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed, feels less fatigued than that decreed to him who cannot think or read.

Racism can happen anywhere, in everyday life as well, but it's always very sad, it shouldn't happen.

If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.