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Quotes About Compassion

It's here, where absolute evil was perpetrated, that the will must resurface for a fraternal world, a world based on respect of man and his dignity.
~ Simone Veil
We should never insult others on account of their faults, for it is our duty to show charity and respect to everyone.
~ John Calvin
Good sportsmanship goes beyond the game; it starts with respect.
~ Tommy Hilfiger
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
~ Mencius
Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.
~ Robert Green Ingersoll
No one can love you until you love yourself, and you cannot love anyone else, until you love yourself.
~ Raymond Charles Barker
Much harm has been done in the name of love, but no harm can be done in the name of respect.
~ Magda Gerber
Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.
~ Dominique Pire
If a religion does not teach love, respect, and regard for others, it cannot be the religion of humanity.
~ Swami Muktananda
Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.
~ Thomas Huxley
Have respect for yourself, and patience and compassion. With these, you can handle anything.
~ Jack Kornfield
I must respect the opinions of others even if I disagree with them.
~ Herbert H. Lehman
When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.
~ Jean Vanier, Finding Peace
There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights.
~ Irene Khan
The only hope of preserving what is best, lies in the practice of an immense charity, a wide tolerance, a sincere respect for opinions that are not ours.
~ Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Speciesism: A failure, in attitude or practice, to accord any nonhuman being equal consideration and respect
~ Joan Dunayer
The real platform for religion is based on the concepts of compassion, respect and consideration, not just for human beings, but for all forms of life.
~ Paul Irwin
Compassion for ourselves gives rise to the power to transform resentment into forgiveness, hatred into friendliness, and fear into respect for all beings.
~ Jack Kornfield
When you start to beat yourself up, remind yourself of how worthy you are of love.
~ Demi Lovato
Having respect for animals makes us better humans.
~ Jane Goodall
If you treat people with dignity, respect and friendliness, you can turn enemies into friends. An enemy is nothing but a friend in disguise.
~ Ted Turner
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.
~ James A. Baldwin
Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.
~ Rania Al Abdullah
All I'm saying is that you should show some respect for what other people see with their eyes and feel with their fingers, even though it be the exact opposite.
~ Luigi Pirandello