Quotes About Compassion

It's like he knows he's better than you but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

I will have no fighting among my friends. I have lost enough without that.

When someone tells you a piece of their life, they're giving you a gift, not granting you your due.

Por quê? Porque o orgulho é uma coisa estranha, e porque a generosidade merece ser retribuída com generosidade. Mas foi sobretudo por me parecer a coisa certa, e essa é uma razão suficiente.

Cualquiera puede amar algo por algún motivo. Eso es tan fácil como meterse un penique en el bolsillo. Pero amar algo a pesar de algo es otra cosa. Conocer los defectos y amarlos también. Eso es inusual, puro y perfecto

No matter where you are, people are basically the same.

few men acted even for their own good, let alone the good of others.

Cuando alguien te cuenta un trozo de su vida, te está haciendo un regalo, y no dándote lo que te debe.

I'm sorry? Congratulations?" He made a shy smile at me. "Do I buy you a bandage or a beer?

there wasn't much difference between the University and the streets of Tarbean. No matter where you are, people are basically the same. Besides,

Lloraba en silencio por ella misma, porque había algo profundamente herido en su interior. Yo ignoraba qué era, ni me atrevía a preguntárselo. Me limitaba a decir lo que podía para calmar su dolor y la ayudaba a cerrar los ojos para rehuir la realidad.

There were tears once or twice. But not for the men she had lost or the men she had left. They were quiet tears for herself, because there was something inside her that was badly hurt. I couldnt tell what it was and didnt dare to ask. Instead I simply said what I could to take the pain away and helped her shut her eyes against the world.

This story is for all the slightly broken people out there. I am one of you. You are not alone. You are all beautiful to me. Pat Rothfuss June, 2014 P.

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aquel sentimiento que suele calificarse de tolerancia: una tibia mezcla de asco, desprecio y compasión. El hombre ya no le conmo?vía. Le resultaba indiferente.

I've always said that you should walk a mile in a man's shoes before you judged him. That way, you have his shoes and a good head start.

It is a sin to hurt someone, so by avoiding violence we do not sin ourselves and by stopping an opponent from hurting us, we prevent him from sinning.

No, the world is not perfect, but at least there are those who are trying. You can find some of them bellying up to the bar in a place called Bulfinche's Pub. Follow the brightest rainbow in the sky. Let it lead you past the ills of the world to a safe haven where the drinks are cold, the food hot, and the company exceptional. The bartenders are pretty darn good, too. Next time the pot of gold calls to you, come in and see us. First drink is on the house.

Souls unite in the face of violence, if only on the common ground of frailty.

What makes an action positive or negative? Not how it looks, not whether it is big or small, but it is the positive or negative motivation that is behind it. No matter how many teachings that you have heard, to be motivated by ordinary concerns, such as a desire for greatness, fame or whatever, is not the way of the true Dharma.

I've lived long enough - Stonehenge and me - that I've learned even when folks do spiteful things, they have a reason. Often when I know the reason, their actions make sense. It doesn't make them right, but it does make sense; and when I understand, I tend to be less critical and more compassionate.

Gratefully, I've lived long enough to know that if I can own my failures, others won't struggle with them either.

Always remember that what was done to you has nothing to do with YOU. It all has to do with a sick perverted abuser that wants/wanted power- You are not at fault and you were/are a target- but it is not because of who you are that you were/ are abused. You are worthy, beautiful, kind, smart and deserving of love, care, passion, and nurturing! xo dr. p

Laura Davis, Allies in Healing: When the Person