Quotes About Compassion

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

I tell young people: Do not think of yourself, think of others. Think of the future that awaits you, think about what you can do and do not fear anything.

When you can't get a miracle, you can still be a miracle for someone else.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

We must begin to make what I call "conscious choices," and to really recognize that we are the same. It's from that place in my heart that I write my songs.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

We are all in the same boat, in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.

There's good in everybody. Boost. Don't knock.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.

To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.

My aim is to spread more smiles than tears.

Compassion is the awareness of a deep bond between yourself and all creatures.

I have reached a point in my life where I understand the pain and the challenges; and my attitude is one of standing up with open arms to meet them all.

Keep the other person's well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on.

You don't need to be a completely complete human right now … That's what makes you human.

There is another element that is a part of human happiness — and that is that unless we think of others and do something for them we miss the greatest sources of happiness.

The concept of recovery is rooted in the simple yet profound realization that people who have been diagnosed with mental illness are human beings.

Forgiveness does not mean excusing.

At the end of the day, love and compassion will win.

Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement.

You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions.