Quotes about Compassion

I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.

It can be hard to forgive and let go but it's important to remember that harboring the resentment and holding a grudge can hurt you even more. The word "forgive" really means to give something up for yourself not for them.

I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life…The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love…Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

Above all, children need our unconditional love, whether they succeed or make mistakes; when life is easy and when life is tough.

Unconditional love gives without expecting anything back.

There are three things that last: faith, hope and love, and the greatest of these is love.