He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.” Norman Cousins Humanity’s collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion. The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. – Mahatma Gandhi 36 Compassion Quotes & Sayings to Enlighten You – Tahereh Mafi To befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. – Kristen Neff All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. – Anne McCaffrey Having compassion for yourself means that you honor and accept your humanness. – Maya Angelou Make no judgments where you have no compassion. – Dalai Lama When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. – Helen Keller A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. – Buddha Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others. Bennett Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike each has their suffering. – Bishop Robert South We are all different. – Pema Chodron There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. – Zachariah Thompson Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. – Mary Davis When we match compassion with purpose, we being to conquer the world. – Jack Kornfield 14 Encouraging Quotes on Being Compassionate Towards Others We can’t heal the world today but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness. – Dalai Lama Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – Thomas Merton If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. – Confucius It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. – Pema Chodron If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. When we’re looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.” Brené Brown Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. – Dalai Lama Kindness in words creates confidence. – Steve Maraboli Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. – Albert Schweitzer A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.
– John Connolly The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. – Scott Adams There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
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Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” Nelson Mandela There’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Top 12 Most Inspiring Quotes on Compassion