Quotes About Compassion

It is the hardest thing to close the open hand of someone you love.

The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect.

Respect only has meaning as respect for those with whom I do not agree.

Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.

Where there is no respect for life, there you will find evil.

Both tolerance and respect are empty virtues until we actually understand whatever it is we are supposed to be tolerating or respecting.

I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity.

Whoever does not respect life, does not deserve it.

Once you take care of people, people respect you.

Nonviolence is absolute respect for each human being.

When I meet a new person, I don't see race or religion. I look deeper. We must learn to satisfy our conflicts peacefully and to respect one another.

It seems to me of great importance to teach children respect for life.

We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it.

If a mother respects both herself and her child from his very first day onward, she will never need to teach him respect for others.

He who loves others is always loved by them, and he who respects others is always respected by them.

Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death

A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect.

Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family.

Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

We work with the people not out of pity but out of respect for their potential for growth and development, both as individuals and as communities.

It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect.

Respect is more than giving consideration of one's feelings. It is showing common courtesy for another human being.

I love the idea that 'a person is a person no matter how small'.

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.