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Verily, God is Compassionate and is fond of compassion, and He gives to the compassionate what He does not give to the harsh.
Love and compassion ... are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being.
If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the world.
Compassion is loving others enough to say or do what is appropriate from an empowered heart without attachment to the outcome.
One of Buddhism’s main practices is understanding and experiencing compassion, and how that ultimately is a road to happiness.
We must never minimize the suffering of another. Scripture's mandate to us is, "Weep with them that weep." (Romans 12:15, KJV)
As the welfare state is hollowed out, a culture of compassion is replaced by a culture of violence, cruelty and disposability.
In U.S. politics, 'compassion' means giving money and privileges to well organized interest groups at everyone else's expense.
I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others.
Academic Marxism is a fantasy world, and unctuous compassion-sweepstakes, into which real workers or peasants never penetrate.
From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.
Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put the stamp of compassion, on the name of America.
If you're going to care about the fall of the sparrow you can't pick and choose who's going to be the sparrow. It's everybody.
I remind myself of the power of thought and how it's my obligation as a citizen (and student) of humanity to propel compassion.
Someday, beyond the clouds and all the world's wrongs, there will be love, compassion and justice, and we shall all understand.
I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.
Mounting an expedition to actualize a Compassionate Commonwealth of all peoples...is the great spiritual challenge of our time.
I own two beautiful homes, and I'm always half-expecting the cops to pull in, seize me with firm compassion, and escort me out.
Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us.
What Lily craved was the darkness made by enfolding arms, the silence which is not solitude, but compassion holding its breath.
If you have nothing but compassion, you are still very wealthy; if you have everything but compassion, you are still very poor!
Compassion, hope, and opportunity are some of the most fundamentally American values that we should fight like hell to protect.
...the Blessed will see their friends and relations among the damned as often as they like but without the least of compassion.
I am going to be considerate and compassionate to everyone, but my greatest compassion will be for our own struggling citizens.
But no one walks out of his family without reprisals: a family is too disciplined an army to offer compassion to its deserters.
Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.
I warn you all, hatred is finding fertile soil within me. And in your compassion, in your every good intention, you nurture it.
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.
I don't think human affection and compassion are just religious concerns; they're indispensable factors in our day-to-day lives.
Defeat anger, stop using it as a shield against truth, and you will find the compassion you need to forgive the people you love.
I believe compassion to be one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives.
Love is not without its flaws. The stronger the love, the more it tests you. Compassion and empathy will make true love persist.
I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.
God is the embodiment of compassion. He watches for a grain of goodness or humility so that He can reward it with tons of grace.
What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. We all lean towards love.
If we want to create a viable, peaceful world, we've got to integrate compassion into the gritty realities of 21st century life.
Wherever love and compassion are active in life, we can perceive the magic breath of the spirit blowing through the sense world.
Without the tao, Kindness and compassion are replaced by law and justice; Faith and trust are supplanted by ritual and ceremony.
There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion.
Put anger aside. It is not a solution. Patience and love is a solution. With compassion and action, together we can end slavery.
I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same.
Try to feel and give only love and compassion to every one; you will be happy. Don't judge or hate anything. You will be unhappy.
I've always felt very blessed and lucky in the world, and I have great compassion for people who struggle to get through the day.
Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird.
Measure the hate you feel now, and the shame. That quantity is your capacity also to love and to feel joy and to have compassion.
God is the evolutionary impulse of the universe. God is infinite creativity, infinite love, infinite compassion, infinite caring.
When we take time to quiet ourselves, we can all sense that our life could be lived with greater compassion and greater weakness.
The world is full of incredible people who are embodiments of compassion. Some of them have a spiritual path; some of them don't.
What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr's cause has ever been stilled by an assassin's bullet...