Quotes About Caring

Without loving and caring for others, most of us stand little chance of communing with God/the Divine Wisdom, no matter how many years we may spend in silent prayer.

That is to say, I pray for you. And there's an intimacy in it. That's the truth.

There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him.

Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.

I'm a hopeless romantic, and very much the person in a relationship to go: If things are going well, I'll buy the flowers, remember the dates of things, plan fun nights out.

Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.

Selflessness. It should be the basis of every relationship. If a person truly cares about you, they'll get more pleasure from the way they make you feel, rather than the way you make them feel.

Friendship demands attention.

You can't build a relationship with everybody in the room when you don't care about anybody in the room.

Mothers are hormonally wired to respond to, not ignore, their baby's cries. (Fathers, take note: You can't argue with biology!)

Sweets to the sweet.

"Worse than idle is compassion if it ends in tears and sighs."

The greatest thing is to have someone who loves you and—and to love in return.

The person who desires to leave things better than he found them, who does more than his share, who is not attached to rewards, who is always seeking to benefit others, who knows he is cared for and rewarded by the Universe for his every effort, is able to act selflessly, without expectation of a reward or a return, without thought of advantage, and of him it is said, "He is better than the best," and, of course, he is greatly rewarded.

Two main true causes of happiness: first, the wish to give happiness to others, which Buddhists define as love, and second, the wish to help free others from dissatisfaction or suffering, which we define as compassion.

He is a very special person, you know." I did know, because he always made sure my milk was warm—but not too hot—before giving it to me.

And you stupid, stupid woman, stupid for caring, stupid for thinking that he cared.

You sit in your chair and ignore it, Moldenke. You remain. Evolution continues, Moldenke remains. You remind me of pi, Moldenke -- ever constant. Do something! Sitting there, gassing the paper weeks away, caring not.

You show how much you love someone by being there for them when they need you, by knowing what they need and anticipating those needs.

In human relationships, those who do not love are rarely loved: those who will not be friends end up by having none. [p. 15 apud Thinking Strategically; on the "Intransigence strategy"]

But codependency is inappropriate, over-the-top loyalty, caring and supportiveness.

Amber took charge, and ordered Tom to wheel her towards Sally. Then she handed her friend the flowers

You save your love for the things that can love you back.

There," said the large man. "The kittens will make your sad go away.