Quotes about Compassion
To treat anyone as if they were less than human, less than a brother or a sister, no matter what they have done, is to contravene the very laws of our humanity.
— Desmond Tutu
Every single human being is a unique human being. And, therefore, it's so criminal to do something to that human being, because he or she represents humanity.
— Elie Wiesel
When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.
— Desmond Tutu
War is a defeat for humanity.
— Pope John Paul II
The joy that compassion brings is one of the best-kept secrets of humanity. It is a secret known only to a very few people, a secret that has to be rediscovered over and over again.
— Henri Nouwen
The church is her true self only when she exists for humanity.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Every murder or other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another is a crime against humanity.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Abortion is an attack on the family and the humanity that unites us all.
— Alveda King
Humanity is the equity of the heart.
— Confucius
I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to be revived.
— Albert Schweitzer
As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed.
— James Allen
Doesn't make any difference who we are or what we are, there's always somebody to look down on.
— Mark Twain