Compassion Quotes And Sayings

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“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.”
– Colossians 3:12 

“There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one’s life – reciprocity.”
– Confucius

“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
– Confucius

“His is a loving, tender hand, full of sympathy and compassion.”
– D.L. Moody

“No matter how low down you are; no matter what your disposition has been; you may be low in your thoughts, words, and actions; you may be selfish; your heart may be overflowing with corruption and wickedness; yet Jesus will have compassion upon you. He will speak comforting words to you; not treat you coldly or spurn you, as perhaps those of earth would, but will speak tender words, and words of love and affection and kindness. Just come at once. He is a faithful friend – a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
– D.L. Moody

“Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of humanity and the human family regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and creed. Deep down there is no difference.”
– Dalai Lama

“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”
– Dalai Lama

“Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into people‘s hearts. Western civilizations these days place great importance on filling the human ‘brain‘ with knowledge, but no one seems to care about filling the human ‘heart’ with compassion. This is what the real role of religion is.”
– Dalai Lama

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
– Dalai Lama

“Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.”
– Dalai Lama

“Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.” 
– Dalai Lama

“It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.” 
– Dalai Lama

“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.” 
– Dalai Lama

“Real charity doesn’t care if it’s tax-deductible or not.”
– Dan Bennett

“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”
– Dave Barry

“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.”
– Epictetus

“As the bus slowed down at the crowded bus stop, the Pakistani bus conductor leaned from the platform and called out, “Six only!”  The bus stopped.  He counted on six passengers, rang the bell, and then, as the bus moved off, called to those left behind:  “So sorry, plenty of room in my heart – but the bus is full.”  He left behind a row of smiling faces.  It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it.”
– Francis Gay

“Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.”
– Frank A. Clark

“There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear.”
– Frank Tyger

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
– Frederick Buechner

“Compassion for the friend should conceal itself under a hard shell.”
– Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

“So, I think that’s the centerpiece of morality: Don’t lie. But to do that, you have to go a step further and find out what the truth is. You know, it’s easy to say, I’ll never tell a lie. But if you say, I’m going to speak the truth, you’re going to have to work damn hard to find out what the truth is. The next thing is just plain, old, simple kindness: to other people, to your family. Love for other people. I think that’s another very important part of morality, being genuinely compassionate and concerned about the feelings and well being of other people, especially those that depend on you directly.”
– George McGovern

“Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.”
– George Washington

“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong.  Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.”
– George Washington

“Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.” 
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.  It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.”
– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands.”
– H. Stainback

“If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.”
– H.L. Mencken

“The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway.”
– Henry Boye

“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.”
– Henry James

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