Quotes about Compassion
I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother." (1986)
— Maya Angelou
People will forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
— Maya Angelou
A lack of courage allows us to remain blinded to our own history and deaf to the cries of our past.
— Maya Angelou
If I am comfortable inside my skin, I have the ability to make other people comfortable inside their skins.
— Maya Angelou
We turned other cheeks so often our heads seemed to revolve on the end of our necks, like old stop and go signs.
— Maya Angelou
We do not lead others into the Light by stepping into the darkness with them.
— Melody Beattie
Today, God, help me to know that it is okay to allow myself to be human. Help me not to feel guilty or punish myself when I need to "fall apart.
— Melody Beattie
Stop picking on yourself, worrying if you're good enough, wondering what people will see if you let them see your heart. This is what they'll see: that you are a lovable and delightful soul, a beautiful child of God.
— Melody Beattie
Today, I will watch myself and listen to myself as I go through my day. I will not judge myself for what I'm feeling; I will accept myself.
— Melody Beattie
To believe in people, to believe in each person's inherent ability to think, feel, solve problems, and take care of themselves is a great gift we can give and receive from others.
— Melody Beattie
No amount of control will effect a permanent or desirable change in another person. We can sometimes do things that increase the probability that people will want to change, but we can't even guarantee or control that. And
— Melody Beattie
We are like singers in a large chorus. If the guy next to us gets off key, must we? Wouldn't it help him, and us, more to strive to stay on key? We can learn to hold our part.
— Melody Beattie