Quotes about Compassion
We must always seek to ally ourselves with that part of the enemy that knows what is right.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Yes, we see that there are problems in the world. But we believe in a universal force that, when activated by the human heart, has the power to make all things right.
— Marianne Williamson
You have a tremendous advantage over the man who does you an injury: You have it within your power to forgive him, while he has no such advantage over you.
— Napoleon Hill
God loves and defends those with the least economic and social power, and so should we.
— Timothy Keller
I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.
— Mother Teresa
Today, Jesus stands ready to hear your cry and to answer prayer for you. He is interested in every detail of your life. He knows you better than you know yourself.
— Kathryn Kuhlman
Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend a broken heart, and rebuild a weakened will.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.
— Pope John Paul II
All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists.
— DA Carson
When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.
— Philip Yancey
At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.
— Mother Teresa
People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our prayers.
— Rick Warren