Quotes about Compassion
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness.
— Mother Teresa
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
— Oscar Wilde
The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.
— Lao Tzu
Light another's path and the universe will light your own.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Be ye kind one to another.
— Anonymous
The greatest gift you can open is your heart to someone in need.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.
— Julie Andrews
When I was learned, knowledge was everything. Now that I'm a learner, kindness is everything.
— Leonard Sweet
This is my commandment," Jesus said, putting before us a single ideal, "That you love one another, as I have loved you" (John 15:12). The simplicity and force of this statement take away the breath.
— Jay Parini
But Jesus felt her yearning, her fragility masked by bravado. He always broke down barriers, never erected them.
— Jay Parini
The international sign to know if someone needs encouraging," Truett said, "is if they are breathing. If they're breathing, they need encouraging.
— Jeff Henderson