All hatred is self-hatred, just as all healing is self-healing.

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.

[P]eople think of compassion as, like, kindness. The image comes to mind of some nice New Age guy bending to something with a look on his face like he’s about to cry. And I don’t...

Many people close themselves off from the world when they are under pressure. That is understandable. I have gone through periods when I didn’t want to meet people because I didn’t feel good about my...

is that so often they ignore the key teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, like the doctrine of love. So often we ask God to be on our side instead of asking that we...

People think a relationship is give & take, but i see it as give & give, & there is no greater gift than the love & compassion within your heart.

The only time you look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don’t look in your neighbor’s bowl to see if you have as much as them.

When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.

Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.

My friend is my friend, even if he wears rag, even if he wasn’t born with a silver spoon, even if nobody wants to be his friend, i will hurt his critics by remaining his...

(…) I let go, crying and unable to stop because God was such a dirty crook, contemptible skunk, that’s what he was for doing that thing to that woman. Come down out of the skies,...

How beautiful would it be if we could just see souls instead of bodies? To see love and compassion instead of curves.

Much less than a man, a little bit more than a jackal! This is the person without compassion!

The kindness sent from one compassionate soul to another during the time of loss of one held so dear allows the sorrow-filled heart to open wide, filling the space of emptiness that grief may have...

While happiness is an end in itself, it is also the state of mind we can have right now.

I could really use someone else’s smile today.

The news can be poison to your soul, don’t let it kill your joy, be compassionate but not consumed. Be empathetic not enraged.

God wants to lead you to places you cannot get to without Him, and He does that by the power of His Spirit. He can bring you into the realm of the miraculous—not as a...

I believe the world is divided in three groups: givers, takers and the few that can balance both impulses. Giving and loving is a beautiful thing. It is the currency of compassion and kindness, it...

Dare we care at all about current fashions if that means reducing our ability to help hungry neighbors? How many more luxuries should we buy for ourselves and our children when others are dying for...

Give freely to the world these gifts of love and compassion. Do not concern yourself with how much you receive in return, just know in your heart it will be returned.

I have never had better opinions of woman than I had of her

I have come to know a God of compassion and mercy and love.

When we water our garden with kindness, caring, compassion and Love, we will be amazed at what blooms in our lives.

The chains that keep you bound to the past are not the actions of another person. They are your own anger, stubbornness, lack of compassion, jealousy and blaming others for your choices. It is not...

The difference between a moral person and a person of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, made out of weakness and tries to make amends with their life when they find the...

Compassion, acceptance and LOVE is the cure to MOST of the issues that plague this world.

Compassion crowns the soul with its truest victory.

Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them.

Patience is not a natural gift of a leader, it is a learned one. The more you broaden your awareness, understanding, and compassion, the better results you will get out of your people.

Compassion means removal of suffering – suffering of the self and the others.

To forgive does not mean to condone.

I want a future abortion conversation known for its openness, respect and empathy, so instead of generating more heat, anger and conflict, I practice pro-voice.

If you’re thinking, ‘Great! I just need to be a superhero to fight perfectionism,’ I understand. Courage, compassion, and connection seem like big, lofty ideals. But in reality, they are daily practices that, when exercised...

Our tenderness, compassion and kindness go with sensitive generous heart that should not be abused by others.

Happiness will grow if you plant the seeds of love in the garden of hope with compassion and care.

When the positive revolution takes hold it will no longer be enough for politicians to gain points through attack or being negative. Politicians will be expected to be constructive.

It is ignorance that is at times incomprehensible to the wise; for instance, he may not see ‘the positive person’ or ‘the negative person’ in such a black and white way as many people do....

Take care of your people” is one of the principle lessons of military leadership. If we take care of our people on deployment, why should that change when we come home?

Compassion‬ is medicine to a wounded heart. When we show compassion to those who are suffering we preach Jesus in another way.

because I have found something not only to live on, but something to die for”!

I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious.

Sometimes resilience arrives in the moment you discover your own unshakeable goodness.

I’d rather have a high EQ than a high IQ. After all, what is more important than love?

Responsiveness” defines the origin and cause of selfless activity that can encompass all manner of response. On this nondual Dzokchen path virtue is the effect, not the cause; the ultimate compassionate response is whatever action...

You know the world has gone mad when those who have enlightened, compassionate views and future visions, are accused of borderline insanity, ridiculed and criticised for thinking positively.

The nature of compassion isn’t coming to terms with your own suffering and applying it to others: It’s knowing that other folks around you suffer and, no matter what happens to you, no matter how...

A tearless heart is a callous heart.

If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.

When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the edges of your field or pick the fallen fruit. Leave these for the poor and the stranger.