Quotes About Compassion

Whoever feels mercy for the cruel is bound to eventually be cruel to the merciful.

I write for whoever needs to read it.

I grew up a skinny Asian kid who was often ignored or picked on. It stuck with me and branded my soul. As I grew up, I tried to stick up for whoever seemed excluded or marginalized.

I don't think that one should beat himself or herself over the head if immediately you're not like Jesus Christ or, you know, Gandhi or whoever. But I think the idea is to... to look at those examples and try to... try to operate in a way that every day you live or every interaction you have pushes you further along to operating with that mindset.

Let's help each other. New York, because New York is first. And then after New York, and after the curve breaks in New York, let's all rush to whoever's second. And then let's all rush to whoever's third. And let's learn from each other and help each other.

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture, not just our little selves.

Be nice to each other. You can make a whole day a different day for everybody.

The pilgrim is humble and devout, and human, and charitable, and ready to smile and admire; therefore, he should comprehend the whole of his way, the people in it, and the hills and the clouds, and the habits of the various cities.

Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of the whole of humanity. Those who clearly recognize the voice of their own conscience usually recognize also the voice of justice.

I try to be vegan... I really, really try. I don't eat any red meat, and the whole animal thing really upsets me, so I've tried.

Life is too short to give pain to others. I eat to the fullest, sleep long and make people laugh whole heartedly.

It's no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do? Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.

Here's my whole marketing idea: treat people the way you want to be treated.

I'm a big fan of the whole Comic Relief brand.

I think that overall, the position - on a whole host of issues - should always be toward inclusion and equality.

I support the rights of non-humans wholeheartedly with my voice, my money, my presence, my writing and any other way I can.

It's time for compassionate Americans to send a wake-up call to their members of Congress and demand passage of legislation to end the wholesale slaughter of America's horses once and for all.

I think for people who are inside these relationships that are really hard to leave, there is always a compelling reason to stay. It's not that they are wholly bad people.

The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot on the way to prison, who were tortured, who were kidnapped, who 'disappeared'. That's what the candle is for.

You can only hate someone whom you have the capacity to love, because if you are really indifferent, you cannot even get up the enough energy to hate him.

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

No one knows whom the shoe pinches - no one.

Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.