Quotes about Compassion

John Donne, the sixteenth-century poet, wrote these familiar but profound words: No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…Any man's death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. —C. S. LEWIS, MERE CHRISTIANITY

Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9

A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out" (Isaiah 42:3).

You live your life and it ends quite quickly and all you can do with it is pass it on decently to someone else. Whether directly or indirectly, behave decently to other people.

If you were to write your life motto, what would it say? Look out for number one? Or look out for the needs of others?

Every time one person becomes peaceful in their own life, it changes the world.

I cherish my every connection. I see the other in myself and myself in others.

Many people ask me what I have learned from all of the experiences in my life, and I say unhesitatingly: People are wonderful. It is true. People really are wonderful.

Does taking the life of the perpetrator return your mom? No.

I hope that when the time comes, I am treated with compassion and allowed to pass on to the next phase of life's journey in the manner of my choice.

Jesus' commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.