Top 100 Compassion Life Quotes
#1. Beautify your inner dialogue. Beautify your inner world with love light and compassion. Life will be beautiful.
Amit Ray
#2. We are mortals all, human and nonhuman, bound in one fellowship of love and travail. No one escapes the fate of death. But we can, with caring, make our good-byes less tormented. If we broaden the circle of our compassion, life can be less cruel.
Gary Kowalski
#3. By acknowledging and accepting the ultimate commonality, we can naturally and voluntarily develop the attitude of compassion and benevolence toward other people, other life-forms, and all beings. We will want to live for the good of all because we know that's the way we benefit ourselves, too.
Ilchi Lee
#4. You need power only to do something harmful.otherwise love is enough,compassion is enough.
Osho
#5. When love and compassion fills your heart, you find newness in every moment, and life becomes a celebration.
Mata Amritanandamayi
#6. Truth and facts are woven together. However, sometimes facts can blind you from seeing what is actually going on in someone's life.
Shannon L. Alder
#7. When you can begin to see the similarities between you and your work colleagues in respect of 'being human' and the collective challenges we all face, it makes life much easier to deal with, especially when met with overbearing behaviour.
Christopher Dines
#9. There is no weakness in crying. If we do not sorrow over what hurts us, how do we ever go past it? I have shed many a tear myself, Barbara Devane, over what life has brought me. Compassion can come from great pain, if you allow it. But compassion takes courage. Bitterness is easier.
Karleen Koen
#10. I lost my sense of trust, honesty and compassion. I crashed down and became what I consider an emotional mess. I've never been so miserable in my whole life. I just wanted to go to bed and never get up.
Shania Twain
#11. When imagination fails, compassion and humaneness dwindle and atrophy along with it. Unleavened by imagination, the variety and richness of life turn into flat abstractions; people become objects to be manipulated
with the social consequences we know all too well.
Lloyd Alexander
#13. The experience of helping a fellow man in danger, or even of training in a realistic manner to be ready to give this help, tends to change the balance of power in a youth's inner life with the result that compassion can become the master motive.
Kurt Hahn
#14. Kindness is the ultimate essence of life; compassion is the ultimate evidence of love.
Debasish Mridha
#15. Waking up is not a selfish pursuit of happiness, it is a revolutionary stance, from the inside out, for the benefit of all beings in existence.
Noah Levine
#16. A day without gratitude, kindness, and compassion,
is a day full of useless action.
Debasish Mridha
#17. Gratitude free of compassion is selfishness. It is nothing more than being happy for what has been done to benefit you.
Derek R. Audette
#18. I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.
Pablo Casals
#19. Half the misery of human life might be extinguished if men would alleviate the general curse they lie under by mutual offices of compassion, benevolence, and humanity.
Joseph Addison
#20. This ring means that I choose to spend the rest of my life with you. I promise to love you in the nurturing and selfless way that you love me. I've changed so much since I've known you. Your love has given me the strength to be softer. You've taught me kindness and compassion. You make me better.
Portia De Rossi
#21. A compassionate way of life rooted in oneness and connectivity not only impacts your greater good, but it resonates out into the world, positively impacting the greater good for all.
Amy Miller
#22. Faith is a kind of knowing; it is different from hope. My faith is that life is purposeful; of that I'm sure. There is a God, there is intelligence, there is consciousness. And behind all of this, there is incredible compassion.
John Denver
#23. We live that we might have experience; that through it we might gain wisdom, compassion, faith, and inner strength.
Richelle E. Goodrich
#24. While each of us must walk this path alone, we need not do so without the empathy, the encouragement and the love of others who are travelling, or have travelled, this terrain - or those who having lived life long and deep and can meet us there, with wisdom and compassion.
Meryn G. Callander
#25. I try to show compassion to people I come into contact with and try to put good out, as much good as I can. But that's my life; that's not my work. With my work, my job is to walk in another man's shoes.
Kevin Bacon
#26. Sometimes you have to put yourself in other people's shoes to really understand the hardships of their souls.
Kellie Elmore
#28. Some people get offended by what I write, by what I do with my life and by what I say to those they never saw. And they also get offended when told they are too stupid to have the right to judge anyone. These poor souls don't know that respect and intelligence are correlated.
Daniel Marques
#29. I live in between My heart's compassion-rain And my life's oneness-gain.
Sri Chinmoy
#30. To be calm and compassionate you need courage and conviction.
Solange Nicole
#31. Not only had Yates continued to grow as a writer in terms of craft, but also philosophically, salvaging from the ruins of his life a greater degree of compassion for suffering humankind.
Blake Bailey
#32. You cannot have two foundations. Either you stand and act from your heart and soul, or your life will flow from the animal soul, the nafs, your lust and greed and forgetfulness, which are characteristics of what dies and does not surrender to receive the compassion of God.
Bahauddin
#33. Smile at strangers and you just might change a life.
Steve Maraboli
#34. No culture has yet solved the dilemma each has faced with the growth of a conscious mind: how to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in all life, when one finds darkness not only in one's own culture but within oneself.
Barry Lopez
#35. I found out too that you are bound to be jostled in "the crowded street of life." That in itself need not be dangerous unless you have the open razors of personal vanity in your pants pocket. The passers-by don't hurt you, but if you go around like that, they make you hurt yourself.
Zora Neale Hurston
#36. We can do more for the peace just by changing our thoughts. Be an example of compassion and kindness like Mother Teresa. We all can do that without harming anyone.
Debasish Mridha
#37. To please God, live a godly life and nurture kindness, compassion, justice, and humility.
Jim George
#38. You never get anywhere until you figure out the difference between passion and compassion.
Cynthia Heimel
#39. True sacrifice is the offering of self so that God can realize the power of creativity, compassion and friendship in and through your life.
Keith Ward
#40. Life is too short to carry the burden of a heavy heart. It does not serve you or anyone else. Free yourself through the power of forgiveness and compassion.
David Simon
#41. Someday, beyond the clouds and all the world's wrongs, there will be love, compassion and justice, and we shall all understand.
Flavia Weedn
#43. I am on sort of a diet in terms of the Internet. It's the sheer quantity. It's the Niagara of opinion, of information. It's not that I have any kind of compassion fatigue. I just insist on having a life.
Larry Gelbart
#44. Sometimes people outside of your people act more like your people than your people.
Curtis Tyrone Jones
#45. The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.
Eknath Easwaran
#46. Whenever you can call your enemy and tell him that you truly love him with compassion, then you are practicing the power of true love.
Debasish Mridha
#47. The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They're not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion - to care about people and about your children" (217) - John Singleton "Oh Man, I've Become My Father
Denzel Washington
#48. Denied access to information about important arenas of human life, history, and art, women like Augusta Welland demonstrate well into adulthood a lack of moral insight and sympathetic compassion.
Edith Wharton
#49. God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings, not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations, but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process, and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all, suffering will cease.
Bernie Siegel
#51. Did we do our best to meet our priorities for that day, based on the given circumstances and unexpected life events? Today agility and fluidity are truly the key elements required - along with patience, compassion, forgiveness, and gentle discipline. Maryrose Solis, founder, March 4ward
Anonymous
#52. Who are we to make such a decision? To allow another living being - any living being - to die, when ours is the power to prevent it?
- Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic)
John Byrne
#53. Before I met you, my life ran on sheer amusement.
After I met you, my life ran on sheer compassion.
Heenashree Khandelwal
#54. Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control.
Bradford Winters
#55. The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.
Herbie Hancock
#56. Serving people with love and compassion is the best way to bring them to Christ
Sunday Adelaja
#57. What is life if not laughter and love, caring and compassion, fresh bread and crisp radishes?
James Kavanaugh
#58. Compassion may not fix a problem. It may not undo a wrong, but it may bring a little light into the life of someone who is suffering.
Karlyle Tomms
#59. Look back with compassion, look forward with curiosity, but live for the present moment with wonder and joy.
Debasish Mridha
#60. In the midst of compassion, we find ourselves. We discover our true purpose.
Jana Elston
#61. Poor boy! I never knew you, Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you, if that would save you
Walt Whitman
#62. Let's recognize that success in life is a reflection not only of enterprise and willpower but also of chance and early upbringing, and that compassion isn't a sign of weakness but a mark of civilization.
Nicholas D. Kristof
#63. If every one of us spreads the message of love, compassion, kindness and forgiveness, peace will be there.
Debasish Mridha
#64. Let happiness bloom
In the freshness of your mind,
In the gentle wind of your thoughts.
On the ground of kindness and compassion.
Debasish Mridha
#65. Ask yourself, 'who is the one suffering from this anger? The person who has harmed me has gone on to live their life (or perhaps has died), while I am the one sitting here feeling the persecution, burning and constriction of anger. Out of compassion for myself, to ease my own heart, may I let go.
Sharon Salzberg
#66. ... Any Christian spirit working kindly in its little sphere, whatever it may be, will find its mortal life too short for its vast means of usefulness!
Charles Dickens
#67. Happiness is there when you express kindness, compassion, and unconditional love and fill yourself with bliss and joy.
Debasish Mridha
#68. We don't need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.
Sharon Salzberg
#69. As a physician, we heal by sharing our bestowed power of knowledge, love, and compassion.
Debasish Mridha
#70. [T]he family is a school of compassion because it is here that we learn to live with other people. (68)
Karen Armstrong
#71. The passage of time hasn't changed the fact that abortion is a serious, lethal violation of fundamental human rights, and that women and children deserve better, and that the demands of justice, generosity, and compassion require that the right to life be guaranteed to everyone.
Chris Smith
#72. Your honesty, Your love, Your compassion should come from your inner being, not from teachings and scriptures.
Rajneesh
#73. Every life deserves a certain amount of dignity, no matter how poor or damaged the shell that carries it.
Rick Bragg
#74. Love, kindness, compassion and forgiveness are divine.
Debasish Mridha
#75. We're better off not worrying about ourselves, and to do that, we have to worry about others.
V.C. Andrews
#76. Forgiving, giving, and receiving with compassion is life's ultimate mission.
Debasish Mridha
#77. True happiness isn't a disruption-free life, its learning to recognize the ever-present contentment amidst the disruptions of life. Go with the flow(non-resistance), and when you struggle, remember to be compassionate with yourself...
Maximus Freeman
#78. Don't suffocate your spirit for the lessons that were only passing through spring.
Nikki Rowe
#79. Your value lies not in status or title, but in the roots of your character and depth of your compassion.
Mollie Marti
#80. Dewey repudiated what he called militant atheism. He felt that people have innate religious qualities, such as compassion for sufferers, an urge to improve life, and a sense of awe before the mysteries of existence. However, by the standards of conventional religion, Dewey was an atheist.
James A. Haught
#81. He cared more about the life of a kid he didn't even know than he did about his own career. And that's not a flaw, Sloan. That's a character trait. Pretty sure they call it compassion,
Colleen Hoover
#82. How can this experience I am now having support the awakening of greater clarity and compassion in my life?
Ted Falcon
#83. Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
#84. I've been a Republican all my life because I embrace the conservative values of hard work, personal freedom, less government and fewer taxes. But I also believe in compassion, inclusion, and helping those who want to help themselves.
Lionel Sosa
#85. Farmed animals are not future Buddhas donating their flesh out of compassion for those of us who have developed a craving for it. They are victims of our greed from whom we steal the most precious gift any of us has: life.
Norm Phelps
#87. From childhood on, I found many of my angels in favorite authors, writers who created books that enabled me to understand life with greater complexity. These works opened my heart to compassion, forgiveness, and understanding.
Bell Hooks
#88. Let your life be a vivacious poetry of love, compassion, kindness, and beauty.
Debasish Mridha
#89. For all the types of pain that can lead to suffering there is a solution. Through opening our hearts with compassion to the pain that life brings, we can truly cure our pain and avoid our suffering. Then we can walk in the valley of love and experience the vast space within our heart.
Sebastian Pole
#90. The best of who you are is not from who you have in your life, rather who they helped you become because they loved you.
Shannon L. Alder
#92. Success is a way of life with the sense of connection, compassion, and expansion of human life.
Debasish Mridha
#93. Have greater compassion and empathy for others, and don't judge anyone, because you have no idea what's going on in their life.
Sandra Vischer
#94. Compassion is the foundation of everything positive, everything good. If you carry the power of compassion to the marketplace and the dinner table, you can make your life really count.
Rue McClanahan
#95. Embrace love and compassion with all your spirit. Understand that they never hurt or offend, they just heal and empower.
Steve Maraboli
#97. Too, if you're a true contemplative, your life and words will overflow with spiritual wisdom, compassion, and fruitful insight, because you're sure to measure out what you say carefully and calmly, eschewing lies and speaking without the shrill pretense of hypocrites.
Anonymous
#98. To practice courage, compassion, and connection is to look at life and the people around us, and say, I'm all in.
Brene Brown
#99. Know that the same spark of life that is within you, is within all of our animal friends, the desire to live is the same within all of us ...
Rai Aren
#100. The most important thing that I know about living is love. Nothing surpasses the benefits received by a human being who makes compassion and love the objective of his or her life. For it is only by compassion and love that anyone fulfills successfully their own life's journey. Nothing equals love.
Sargent Shriver
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