Quotes About Compassion

el amor verdadero no es ciego, lo ve todo y es infinitamente indulgente

Prejudice is nothing but ignorance, jealousy, pettiness"—she

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

MR. BROWNE'S SEPTEMBER PRECEPT: WHEN GIVEN THE CHOICE BETWEEN BEING RIGHT OR BEING KIND, CHOOSE KIND.

This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance.

Chanakya says that like rain serves no purpose over a sea, a candle is useless in daylight, it is useless to feed a person who is not hungry and give alms to a rich person. Chanakya says that rain is required in fields and candle is required in darkness; food must be fed to a hungry person and alms must be given to the poor.

the greater the sin you forgive them of, the greater the measure of the Spirit that will come to you.

If our marriages are to survive the long haul, we certainly must have a love that keeps no record of wrongs.

When you totally forgive your enemy, you have crossed over into the supernatural realm. Perhaps you are like me and wish

face up to the seriousness – possibly a high-handed wickedness – of what they did; and still to forgive. This

forgiveness.

But how can I know that there is no bitterness left? I would reply: (1) when there is no desire to get even or punish, (2) when I do or say nothing that would hurt their reputation or future, and (3) when I truly wish them well in all they seek to do. 9

The politician dispenses wealth which other men have produced, and we say he is "compassionate," while the businessman who produces the wealth is dismissed as "greedy" and "materialistic.

The Church is intolerant in principle because she believes; she is tolerant in practice because she loves. The enemies of the Church are tolerant in principle, because they do not believe, and intolerant in practice because they do not love.

He warmed to his own wounds as others warm themselves beside a fire

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough.

No woman is required to build the world by destroying herself.

When I read a book, I try my best, not always successfully, to let the wall crumble just a bit, the barricade that separates me from the book. I try to be involved. I am Raskalnikov. I am K. I am Humbert and Lolita. I am you. If you read these pages and think I'm the way I am because I lived through a civil war, you can't feel my pain. If you believe you're not like me because one woman, and only one, Hannah, chose to be my friend, then you're unable to empathize.

You wanted people's stories, not them. You cared for the tale, not the teller.

Never has my city been welcoming of the unpaired or the impaired.

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate. He who loves finds the door open.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

This is my prayer to thee, my lord - strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart. Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows. Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service. Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might. Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles. And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love.

The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.