Top 73 Show Compassion Quotes
#1. In the political language of today, people who want to keep what they have earned are said to be greedy, while those who wish to take their earnings from them and give it to others (who will vote for them in return) show compassion.
Thomas Sowell
#2. We are all spiritual beings
and our calling is to
LOVE our neighbor,
STAND against injustice
and to show COMPASSION to ALL!
Timothy Pina
#3. The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.
Albert Schweitzer
#4. It was happening. At least in that little section of the salon, women were connecting and doing what women knew how to do, show compassion, nurturing - helping someone fit in.
Terri Gillespie
#5. Why must you know the details of my troubles to have compassion? Is it not enough to show compassion simply because you know that everyone has troubles?
Richelle E. Goodrich
#6. Everyone must work to live, but the purpose of life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. Only then have we ourselves become true human beings.
Albert Schweitzer
#7. Ethical vegetarians eat only plant-based food in order to show compassion toward animals and other humans and to benefit the planet.
Sharon Gannon
#8. It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.
Haile Selassie
#9. To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.
William Sloane Coffin
#10. The Merciful is kind to those who are merciful. If you show compassion to your fellow creatures in this world, then those in heaven shall be compassionate toward you.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as narrated by Abd'Allah bin Amr from The Bounty of Allah
Anonymous
#11. Management must show compassion. Management without compassion is like a marriage without love.' - Malik of America Square.
Mike O'Sullivan
#12. The church must always show compassion, always.
Rick Warren
#13. Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control.
Bradford Winters
#14. is the God that showed him wondrous stories and lessons. The primary lesson for George was that love is the only important work in this world. Love people, nature, animals, and creation itself - and to show compassion and generosity.
John Graden
#15. How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?
Thiruvalluvar
#16. I have not lost [Allah's] hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the most difficult of circumstances. We as Muslims must lead by example
Muhammad Ali
#17. 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
#18. The harshness and choice of words can cut deeply. Republicans need to show compassion and to be reasonable when talking to any ethnic group.
Henry Bonilla
#19. The ragamuffin gospel reveals that Jesus forgives sins, including the sins of the flesh; that He is comfortable with sinners who remember how to show compassion; but that He cannot and will not have a relationship with pretenders in the Spirit.
Brennan Manning
#20. I just believe as a Christian, we are to show love; we are to show compassion to people, not to point the finger, not to do this, but to do this - to love them, to welcome them, to embrace them.
Franklin Graham
#21. 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.
Rachel Scott
#22. The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion.
Donald Gray expresses this: Jesus reveals in an exceptionally human life what it is to live a divine life, a compassionate life.
Brennan Manning
#23. I have tried to live my life by: I cannot control others. I can only control myself and my reactions to others. And when all else fails, I choose kindness. I show compassion. Then, if I have made poor choices, I have at least not damaged my spirit.
P.C. Cast
#24. I have learned compassion and to show love for everyone, because of what I have been through. I have also found out how strong I can be, both with God and for him. God lives inside of me and that's the only reason I am still here today.
Stephanie Carpenter
#25. The Supreme Leader's voice was flat. "You have compassion for her." "No - never. Compassion? For an enemy of the Order?" "I perceive the problem," Snoke intoned. "It isn't her strength that is making you fail. It's your weakness." The rebuke hurt, but Ren didn't show it.
Alan Dean Foster
#26. May we show great concern to those of great concern to God.
Dillon Burroughs
#27. SHOW THE WORLD YOUR STRONG COMPASSION!
GIVE YOUR VOICE TO VOICELESS KOBANE KIDS!
Widad Akreyi
#28. Evolutionary psychologists seem to want to unmask our noblest motives as ultimately self-interested - to show that our love for children, compassion for the unfortunate and sense of justice are just tactics in a Darwinian struggle to perpetuate our genes.
Steven Pinker
#29. But do not misunderstand - I turned him to stone from compassion. Stone men have stone hearts, and stone hearts cannot be wounded or broken. I would show you the same compassion, if you wish it.
Miyuki Miyabe
#30. These are 8- and 12-year-old kids. It doesn't matter how they got here. It is time to show a little compassion
Paul Soglin
#31. People are already disappointed by their acquaintances, they can not handle anymore hate from stranger, so show some instantaneous kindness and forgiveness to them.
Amit Kalantri
#32. God's love compels us beyond bitter heartaches that we might show genuine compassion. - Kathleen Kohler -
Gary Chapman
#33. A saint or monk can afford to be compassionate to all, but a leader or boss cannot always be kind. He may soon be without a job himself if he is unduly compassionate, and chances are, no one would show him any compassion then.
Awdhesh Singh
#34. Brokentail, I give you a life for compassion. Use it to shelter the weakest in your Clan, the kits and elders and the sick. Use it to show mercy to your enemies and to choose the path your paw steps will follow.
Erin Hunter
#35. In politics, throwing the taxpayers' money at disasters is supposed to show your compassion. But robbing Peter to pay Paul is not compassion. It is politics.
Thomas Sowell
#36. I wanted to show her all of my burdens and have her lift them from me with her clever mind and her elegant compassion.
Sierra Simone
#37. A good book is a lighthouse; a wise man is a lighthouse; conscience is a lighthouse; compassion is a lighthouse; science is a lighthouse! They all show us the true path! Keep them in your life to remain safe in the rocky and dark waters of life!
Mehmet Murat Ildan
#38. Criminals, people who commit crimes, usually society rejects these people. They are also part of our society. Give them some form of punishment to say they were wrong, but show them they are part of society and can change. Show them compassion.
Dalai Lama
#39. God, you made me. You love me. What would you have me do? Where would you have me go? Who would you have me serve? Show me how I can be your eyes of compassion, your heart of love, and your hands reaching out to this world. Amen.
John Michael Talbot
#40. If you show this devious little liar one atom's worth of compassion I will have you shot.
Elizabeth Wein
#41. I strongly believe that the art of the novel works best when the writer identifies with whoever he or she is writing about. Novels in the end are based on the human capacity, compassion, and I can show more compassion to my characters if I write in a first person singular.
Orhan Pamuk
#42. If we are expected to show a gentle compassion for humanity, shouldn't we all have a wash care label sewn into each & everyone of us?
Josh Stern
#43. I try to show ugliness, but with compassion for the people who commit ugly acts.
Rachel Kushner
#44. Show me a religion that doesn't care about compassion. Show me a religion that doesn't care about stewardship of the environment. Show me a religion that doesn't care about hospitality.
Eboo Patel
#45. 463. - There is often more pride than goodness in our grief for our enemies' miseries; it is to show how superior we are to them, that we bestow on them the sign of our compassion.
Francois De La Rochefoucauld
#46. I show up for my fellow man by sharing my inner wealth. I generously give out compassion and acceptance wherever I go.
Renae A. Sauter
#47. The female biologically [has] more potential to show affection and compassion.
Dalai Lama
#48. Wherever you are, be there with love. Be there with compassion, kindness, and gratitude. Smile and show you care.
Debasish Mridha
#49. Compassion is not a sometime action; it's an every time passion! You can't be compassionate for less than 7 days in one week ... That's first class hypocrisy!
Israelmore Ayivor
#50. We need this city to actually live up to its name-The City of Angels. We need to spread our wings. We need to show that we are more than red carpets, we are more than Hollywood, that we are a city ourselves of open arms. We are a city of generosity and compassion.
Maria Shriver
#51. People, generally, are equally insecure. They just show it (or hide it) differently.
Criss Jami
#52. When your goal is not fame or notoriety, you can simply show up, offer compassion to people, and let God do His work.
Dillon Burroughs
#53. To know another person is to Know How to live and work with her. To know another person in a moral sense is to Know How to respect her... Respect must show in action.
Kathryn Pyne Addelson
#54. It just goes to show you that the "R" and the "D" are meaningless - what really matters is whether someone believes in the spirit and unending compassion of the individual, or instead in the destructive power of the collective.
Glenn Beck
#55. In the end we won't be judged as a society solely by our growth statistics or economic activity graphs. We will be judged by the quality of the life that we foster for all members of the community and the compassion we show for the disadvantaged.
Carmen Lawrence
#56. My captors were definitely aware that what they were doing was wrong. It came out in small ways - occasionally through a show of guilt or compassion. One of the boys bought me a gift. Another used to sneak me acetaminophen tablets.
Amanda Lindhout
#57. I came here to show you the way to happiness is not through success but through love, compassion, and kindness.
Debasish Mridha
#58. The word compassion means "with suffering." To have compassion is to willingly join in suffering - to show those you love that you will not let them suffer
Sy Montgomery
#59. He's alright. He's fine, Dad says, his usual line whenever Oliver gets hurt. It means: Go away. Don't baby him. Don't show too much compassion. The other dads do this too. It's some kind of group hysteria, based on some fatherly fear that says compassion equals homosexuality.
Deb Caletti
#60. People with lower incomes tend to give a greater percentage of their incomes to help others and show greater empathy and compassion - perhaps because they know they might face the same circumstances.
Kavita Ramdas
#61. You must show respect and compassion towards the other musicians, and at the same time try to guide things along. I think this is most important. Obviously, you need the capacity and the skills, but technical skill alone is not enough.
Vinnie Colaiuta
#62. Always give with love and compassion
without guilt, bitterness or an empty feeling
Open your hearts to those who suffer
and show forgiveness and understanding
To a world which needs healing.
Now it Begins
Gary Markwick
#63. Take then this Book, look into it, and show me when Jesus was not forgiving. Read this diving tragedy and tell me where He speaks without mercy and compassion. You visit not the sick and the imprisoned; nor do you feed the hungry or give refuge to the stranger or comfort to the mourner.
Khalil Gibran
#65. If you truly have compassion in your heart, show it by keeping your doubts to yourself and sharing your hope with those who love change!
Israelmore Ayivor
#66. As Christians, we worship a victimized Lord. We should expect to suffer and should have particular compassion on those who hurt emotionally and physically. But we do not resemble the Suffering Servant when we take pains to show off our suffering.
Kevin DeYoung
#67. Who knows, my God, but that the universe is not one vast sea of compassion actually, the veritable holy honey, beneath all this show of personality and cruelty?
Jack Kerouac
#68. If we wish for mercy ourselves, we must show mercy to all dumb animals.
Joyce Lambert
#69. That is the crowning evil, that we can even go so far as to love each other, you and I. And who else would show us a particle of love, a particle of compassion or mercy? Who else, knowing us as we know each other, could do anything but destroy us? Yet we can love each other.
Anne Rice
#70. Opportunities to share love and compassion are all around us. Its going to take an army of compassionate people to heal our world. How will you show yours?
Renae A. Sauter
#71. If you can show your child what its like to be charming and giving, show your child what love is really all about and show your child unconditional love, show your child caring and compassion and understanding the nonjudgmental and that is what your child will become.
John Assaraf
#73. It is when we experience God most closely that our hearts burn most passionately to show his compassion to others.
Dillon Burroughs
