Quotes about Compassion
The most powerful demonstration of leadership is not a clenched fist of brute force but an open hand of humble assistance.
— Mike Huckabee
(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.
— Joyce Meyer
You are where you are because the generation before you paid attention to their broken heart.
— Andy Stanley
Who are you and what breaks your heart?
— Andy Stanley
I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
— Francis Chan
If you despise your people, you will disregard them.If you hate your people, you will harm them.If you esteem your people, you will serve them.If you love your people, you will even die for them.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Guide humbly.Guide happily.Guide hopefully.Guide honorably.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest leaders are the greatest servants.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
One learns peoples through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect.
— Mark Twain
The ultimate lesson is learning how to love and be loved unconditionally.
— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Learning to weep, learning to keep vigil, learning to wait for the dawn. Perhaps this is what it means to be human.
— Henri Nouwen
The lesson I was learning involved the idea that I could feel compassion for people without acting on it.
— Melody Beattie