Compassion Quotes

In times such as these, people should recognize that evil knows no borders, knows no limits and knows no compassion. Those around the globe that value freedom must continue to persevere even in the darkest of times.

Compassion is a two way street.

Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food.

Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.

I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful.

There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart.

Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.

Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.

In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the other hand, there still exists in many parts of the U.S., if not nationally, an attitude towards the concept of justice which can only be described as a 'culture of vengeance.'

I'm not an activist; I don't look for controversy. I'm not a political person, but I'm a person with compassion. I care passionately about equal rights. I care about human rights. I care about animal rights.

Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.

You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The teachers need you. Students and parents need you. They need your actual person: your physical personhood and your open minds and open ears and boundless compassion, sitting next to them, listening and nodding and asking questions for hours at a time.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.

I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Abraham Lincoln because he was a man filled with great compassion who believed that all men are created free and equal, and was not afraid to stand on that platform. The way Lincoln lived his life has served me well in mine.

It is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception and compassion and hope.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.

Happiness and peace will come to earth only as the light of love and human compassion enter the souls of men.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

What unites Oklahomans today is what has always united us: Our unshakable faith. Our love of family and compassion for others. The unlimited promise of a hopeful future.

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.

But I think what Liam said just kind of hit it spot on, that the people in the capital are brainwashed and such a disconnect with what's actually happening. They don't realize what if it was their kids that were being put into the games? They just don't have the mindset to have that kind of compassion for people.

The church must always show compassion, always.

I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.

And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.