Quotes about Compassion
All people would really want peace and all would want to be sure that they would not be taken advantage of.
— Desmond Tutu
Most poor people I know are proud and really want not a handout but a hand up. They do have an inherent pride and dignity, and we should treat them as those who have fallen on bad days.
— Desmond Tutu
I love to give to charity, but I don't want to be charity. This is why I have so much trouble with grace.
— Donald Miller
God dances with the outcast.
— Steven James
None of us can know what it's like for someone else. It's what makes us individuals. We each have our own pain, our own mistakes. But we can reach out toward each other, help each other. That's what makes us human.
— Steven James
We don't need to be taught to lie, or to be selfish or cruel or vindictive—we need to be taught how not to.
— Steven James
Part of living is acknowledging people's pain and grief, but not letting it take over your heart. Though it's always nighttime in the depths, the waves still reflect the day.
— Steven James
If you don't find forgiveness, you'll never end up with peace,
— Steven James
you have no idea how many people there are in the world whose day could be made and their life changed for the better if someone would just look them in the eye, smile, and say, "Hello.
— Stormie Omartian
I think that a church should be setting the pace for social justice.
— Max Lucado
There are a lot of people doing social justice things, which is great. But we can't just say, 'Here's some food. Here's some stuff.' We have to be able to give the gospel, share the hope and have a real heart for that.
— Jeremy Camp
Martin Luther King Jr. was an impassioned advocate of economic justice as well as social justice.
— Martin Luther King III