Quotes About Compassion

for, however all other feelings may be withered in a woman's nature, there is always one bright smiling spot in the maternal breast, and that is where a dearly-beloved child is concerned.

Gli uomini veramente generosi sono sempre pronti a divenire compassionevoli allorché la disgrazia del nemico supera i limiti del loro odio.

let us call on M. de Monte Cristo; he is admirably adapted to revive one's spirits, because he never interrogates, and in my opinion those who ask no questions are the best comforters.

I have forgiven the world for the love of you;

There is something so awe-inspiring in great afflictions that even in the worst times the first emotion of a crowd has generally been to sympathise with the sufferer in a great catastrophe.

The heart of the best woman is pitiless toward the sorrows of a rival.

for the unfortunate man never alluded to his own sorrows.

What is offered from a generous heart should be accepted generously.

Oh, count, have pity upon me. I am so unhappy.' 'I have known a man much more unfortunate than you, Morrel.' Impossible! 'Alas,' said Monte Cristo, 'it is the infirmity of our nature always to believe ourselves much more unhappy than those who groan by our sides!

Nothing causes more people to deny God, misunderstand God, mistreat others, or abuse Nature more than the illusion of separateness. Nothing. No thing.

Never be afraid to cry. Sometimes, nothing can cleanse the heart more than a few wet tears.

If you Love all Life you observe, you will observe all Life will Love.

Forgiveness is not a gift you give someone else, forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself.

So when someone would love to see you fail, forgive them, and draw upon that motivation to succeed.

Every act of kindness is another step up Heaven's stairway.

A human being has to look out for other human beings or else there's no civilization.

Our mission in this life is to love everyone. To love when it hurts. To love under stress. To love the unlovable. Ultimately, we love not because the object of our love is worthy of it. We love because we are spirit and it is our nature to love.

He'd sit and listen to Nana's Jesus stories all day, but when she turned to the Old Testament prophets, Louis Valentine's little face would darken. He said, "I hate it when God is mean!

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.

To be mindful of social phenomena is thus to identify more clearly hatred, greed, and delusion as well as the seeds of wisdom and compassion both around us and in us. (p. 52)

When there is little awareness of real need, there is little real prayer.

Whenever anyone uttered a word against gay men or women, Grace was outspoken. "You shouldn't criticize people who are homosexual," she told her friend Prudy Wise. "It can be very destructive, and it is so easy to become mean without realizing it.

I would like to be remembered as a person who accomplished something who was kind and loving. I would like to leave behind me the memory of a human being who behaved properly and tried to help others.

She had an understanding about people, and compassion—she didn't talk about it, but you heard how she spoke and saw how she behaved.