Quotes about Compassion
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
— Confucius
A society will be judged by how it treats its weakest members
— Harry S. Truman
Any society which does not insist upon respect for all life must necessarily decay.
— Albert Einstein
Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
— Pope John Paul II
Our society and especially those who suffer injustice need to feel the impact of our commitment to justice and our advocacy for the vulnerable.
— Carolyn Custis James
A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members; and among the most vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying.
— Pope John Paul II
Each time we act to improve the life of another person, we send forth a ripple of hope in what appears to be a hopeless society.
— Joyce Meyer
Christianity teaches us to love our neighbor as ourself; modern society acknowledges no neighbor.
— Benjamin Disraeli
In a society based on nonviolence, the smallest nation will feel as tall as the tallest.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
— Malcolm X
We need to change society's ordering principle from economic to humanitarian values, from money as the bottom line to love as the bottom line.
— Marianne Williamson
Where we find hate and darkness, may we bring love and hope, in order to give a more human face to society.
— Pope Francis