Compassion Quotes

We need a boundless ethic, one which will include the animals, too. Until we extend the circle of his compassions to all living things, we will not find peace.

Harden our hearts. To the innocents in the womb and we have hardened our hearts. To the need for compassion and mercy and. Fellow feeling. And charity. And decency in this world.

A state has the right to prohibit the killing of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.

All I can say is if the part doesn't delight me in some way, or I can't feel any compassion for it, I just can't do it.

Rather than saying 'I hate mess', it might draw more compassion to say, 'mess terrifies me as a harbinger of catastrophe'.

It is important to me to instill in [kids] a sense of compassion and respect for others.

Folklore and mythology, as well as man's catastrophic disregard for nature, are the meat of Joseph D'Lacey's horror. But the prime cuts are always compassion and surprise.

Americans in general have a lot of compassion, we just don't always have the same view of how that compassion is implemented.

I'm very interested in compassion - compassion for oneself and others. I write about very complicated characters and experiences and try to do it without judging the character or the action.

Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control.

We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion.

"Sentimentalist" is the abuse with which people counter the accusation that they are cruel, thereby implying that to be sentimental is worse that to be cruel, which it isn't.

Jesus said "love," "forgive," have "compassion" and "don't judge." Buddha said "observe," "be silent," and "serve."

Inside all people there is love, also the need to take care of the other man who is his brother. Inside everyone is a savage, but there is also happening tenderness and compassion.

Social justice and compassion are compatible with an intelligent respect for private enterprise and law and order.

Academic Marxism is a fantasy world, and unctuous compassion-sweepstakes, into which real workers or peasants never penetrate.

Love is the main generator of all good writing... Love, passion, compassion, are all welded together.

Now, as an adult, I appreciate those memories. Mom taught me the importance of compassion for your waitress, your crossing guard, your mailman.

She [Hillary Clinton] exudes leadership, confidence and - importantly - empathy, compassion, and understanding.

Spiritual energy brings compassion into the world.

Yoga is about compassion and generosity towards others. It means being mindful of the world around us.

As an actor, I function from a place of compassion and empathy - you have to believe 100 percent what your character is doing, because otherwise it will look like it's not real.

I use the word power broadly. Even more important than military and economic power is the power of ideas, the power of compassion, and the power of hope.

The habit of shedding blood, or even of seeing it shed, corrupts all sentiment of humanity.

For me the prophetic has to do with mustering the courage to love, to empathize, to exercise compassion, and to be committed to justice.

Compassion--that's the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it's the one thing that keeps man ahead of them.

Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion.

Don't become a Buddhist. The world doesn't need Buddhist. Do practice Compassion. The world needs more compassion.

The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my true religion. The clear proof of a person's love of God is if that person genuinely shows love to fellow human beings.

True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

Certain beliefs must accompany every action: One should act without selfishness, cultivate compassion for all living things, and develop respect for others.

When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves.

I don't think human affection and compassion are just religious concerns; they're indispensable factors in our day-to-day lives.

Once you encourage the thought of compassion in your mind, once it becomes active, then your attitude towards others changes automatically.

The female biologically [has] more potential to show affection and compassion.

She bludgeoned me with a look of such limitless compassion that I immediately began to cry.

If you have compassion for society, only then will the events of your life, sow seeds of revolution in it.

It's more instinctive to want revenge, but we are also capable of immense amounts of forgiveness and love and a compassion that extends even to those who have brutalized us.

I support all people on earth who have bodies like and unlike my body, skins and moles and old scars, secret and public hair, crooked toes. I support those who have done nothing large.

You can't change a regime on the basis of compassion. There's got to be something harder.

I want you to find the poor here, right in your own home first. And begin love there. Be that good news to your own people.

We claim we believe in compassion, which is an abstract, and when it's personified we discredit the man

The most potent thing we can do is to bring more compassion online.

Online we have a compassion deficit

Be mindful of clickbait - sensational stories designed to humiliate. Click with compassion.

I like the humility that comes from being hated. Hopefully some humility and compassion comes out of that.

The five kinds of grains are considered good plants, but if the grains are not ripe, they are worse than cockles. It is the same with regard to kindness, which must grow into maturity.