Quotes about Compassion
Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished
— Nelson Mandela
Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other and have the courage to accept each other as we are.
— Mother Teresa
Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.
— Thomas Monson
Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero and the man complete.
— Joseph Addison
Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace... & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy
— Max Lucado
If you catch poisonous fish, throw it back into the sea.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I hunted all through the four Gospels trying to find one of Christ's funeral sermons, but I couldn't find any. I found He broke up every funeral He ever attended! Death couldn't exist where He was.
— DL Moody
One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing.
— Oscar Wilde
In all religions, we make a choice about what we emphasize, and I choose to come down on the side of a loving God.
— Bernice King
May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
— Pope John Paul II
There slowly grew up in me an unshakable conviction that we have no right to inflict suffering and death on another living creature, unless there is some unavoidable necessity for it.
— Albert Schweitzer
The friend who cares makes it clear that whatever happens in the external world, being present to each other is what really matters. In fact, it matters more than pain, illness, or even death.
— Henri Nouwen