Quotes About Compassion

Il mio più gran dietto è la bontà illimitata. Io devo semplicemente fare del bene. Ma sono un nano ragionevole e so che non riuscirò mai a farlo per tutti. Se provassi a essere buono con tutti, col mondo intero e con tutte le creature che lo popolano, sarebbe una goccia nel mare: in altre parole, uno sforzo inutile. Perciò ho deciso di fare del bene in modo concreto, così che non vada sprecato. Sono buono con me e con chi mi è più vicino.

Ora capisci che cos'è la neutralità che tanto ti sconvolge? Essere neutrali non significa essere indifferenti e insensibili. Non bisogna uccidere i sentimenti dentro di sé. È sufficiente annientare l'odio.

Il mio più gran difetto è la bontà illimitata. Io devo semplicemente fare del bene. Ma sono un nano ragionevole e so che non riuscirò mai a farlo a tutti. Se provassi a essere buono con tutti, col mondo intero e con tutte le creature che lo popolano, sarebbe una goccia nel mare: in altre parole, uno sforzo inutile. Perciò ho deciso di fare del bene in modo concreto, così che non vada sprecato. Sono buono con me e con chi mi è più vicino.

To be neutral does not mean to be indifferent or insensitive. You don't have to kill your feelings. It's enough to kill hatred within yourself.

?wiat b?dzie lepszy, gdy kobiety przejm? w?adz?. Mam nadzieje, ?e daruj? nam krwaw? zemst?.

In Jones's experience, the decision to turn one's life around in a different direction rarely arrived with fireworks and marching bands. Often, the decision came with tears and regret. Then, almost impossibly, the power of forgiveness would fill an unseen void, allowing a new day's optimism and sense of purpose to take hold and point that life in a new direction.

I realize today that it is impossible to fight an enemy living in my head. By forgiving myself, I erase the doubts, fears, and frustration that have kept my past in the present. From this day forward, my history will cease to control my destiny. I have forgiven myself. My life has just begun. I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness. I will forgive those who criticize me unjustly. I will forgive myself. I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit.

Power in the hands of a good person is like a cool drink of water on a hot summer day. It refreshes everyone with whom it comes in contact.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness.

We begin to forgive by choosing to forgive . . . by deciding, not by feeling. Our feelings don't lead us to forgive. Most times, our feelings lead us the other way. That's why a person has to decide to forgive first. Our feelings always follow along behind our decisions.

Sometimes, the only option is to say you're sorry, even if you have no idea what someone is talking about.

Brew coffee or tea, sit with a friend and ask them questions—questions just one step riskier than the last time you talked. As you listen, observe the flickers of sadness or hope that cross their face. Try to imagine what it must be like to live their story, suffer their losses, dream their dreams. Pray with them and dare to put into words their heart's desires, and dare to ask God to grant them.

If we are known mostly for our ability to poke holes in every human project, we will probably not be known as people who bear the hope and mercy of God.

One night, as I tucked my daughter into her bed, safe beneath her down comforter and properly lavished with kisses and hugs, and prayed for her safety, I unexpectedly sensed the unmistakable voice of Another addressing me in return. "I hear your prayers," this voice seemed to say kindly but sternly. "But I also hear the prayers every night of parents who can offer their children no protection.

Over and over in the Gospels, Jesus interrupts his agenda for those who have nothing to offer him but need everything from him.

Leadership begins the moment you are more concerned about others' flourishing than you are about your own.

To disengage from the profound needs of those caught in suffering is to reject the call to bear the image of God.

make it a practice to separate the person from the problem.

It was just… he remembered his puppy. And he fucking loved puppies.

Where has his humanity gone? His compassion? Ha. Pissed away in shell holes, that's where.

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.

How should Jesus-following Republicans and Democrats treat, speak about, and respond to one another? Publicly and privately? The way Jesus treated, spoke to, and responded to those who disagreed with him.

People who were nothing like him liked him. And Jesus liked people who were nothing like him.