Quotes About Compassion

One should not wish to enjoy where one does not give joy.

Our own worst enemy cannot harm us as much as our unwise thoughts. No one can help us as much as our own compassionate thoughts.

Being a good neighbor is an art which makes life richer.

It's not your job to get people to like you, it's your job to like people.

Give people a second chance, but not a third.

You may be sorry that you spoke, sorry you stayed or went, sorry you won or lost, sorry so much was spent. But as you go through life, you'll find - you're never sorry you were kind.

We do not advocate 'right to life' for animals.

Touching Hearts, Changing Lives.

I do as much charity work as I can and that my family life will allow. I do believe charity begins at home and the more we focus on our families, the better they will be.

My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.

It is one of the beautiful compensations in this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

The idea of service to humanity, putting yourself in situations where people have much less than you do, puts life in perspective.

I don't see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.

The best way to uplift our own lives is to do all we can to uplift the lives of others.

I try to live my life every day in the present, and try not to turn a blind eye to injustice and need.

I felt compelled to venture forth and explore the true face of the world. Leading a satisfying life of plenty had blinded many of us to the immense hardships beyond our borders.

The surgery of life hurts. It helps me, though, to know that the surgeon himself, the Wounded Surgeon, has felt every stab of pain and every sorrow.

I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life.

Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately. Yes you can if you will.

"Life is unfair" "The goalposts will move" and above all: "other people matter"

Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.

The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.

The basic wisdom of Shambhala is that in this world, as it is, we can find a good and meaningful human life that will also serve others. That is our true richness.

My Mum taught me great manners. And she always told me that you can be or do whatever in life, as long as you don't hurt anyone and you're happy. My Mum's great; I adore her.