I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. – Lao Tzu
I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person. – Walt Whitman
To be good with those who are good to you, will not make you good, to be nice and kind to those who are nice and kind to you will not make you nice and kind either. Real compassion is when it is least expected.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things that renew humanity.
Appreciating all of life’s trials and tribulations and learning to become a truer, stronger and more compassionate person is to me, true beauty.
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. – Henry Ward Beecher
We live in a world where we don’t see the ramifications of what we do to others because we don’t live with them. It would be a whole lot harder for an investment banker to rip off people with subprime mortgages if he actually had to live with the people he was ripping off. If we could see one another’s pain and empathize with one another, it would never be worth it to us to commit the crimes in the first place. – Trevor Noah
I find myself born into this particular position. I’m determined to make the most of it. And to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them. – Prince Charles
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Faith without wisdom and knowledge could produce bigots completely lacking in compassion and tolerance. – Imran Khan
Compassion is not just feeling with someone, but seeking to change the situation. Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action! – Desmond Tutu
Fear, hatred, and suspicion narrow your mind- compassion opens it. – Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama
Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.
Compassion is the signature of Higher Consciousness. Non-violence is the tool to evolve into the Higher Consciousness. – Amit Ray
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
It is in sickness that we most feel the need of that sympathy which shows how much we are dependent upon one another for our comfort, and even necessities. Thus disease, opening our eyes to the realities of life, is an indirect blessing. – Hosea Ballou
The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. – Albert Schweitzer
Compassion is the basis of morality. – Arthur Schopenhauer
Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result you feel peaceful and content. – Dalai Lama
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