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The Dalai Lama said that he thinks mother's love is the best symbol for love and compassion, because it is totally disinterested.
Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
I am working on a technical paper on compassion. So I am reading everything I can on the subject, including my own mind and heart.
Some of the greatest minds on earth also have a great capacity to remember. Many would prefer to forget their memories of mankind.
While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.
Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.
Which religion gives the greatest joy to God? That which inspires human beings to practice Ahimsa and compassion to all creatures.
Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
What I strive to do through my work, is to teach compassion. You need to have a lot of it, in this day and time, and it's lacking.
Anyone who is speaking of a greater compassion, a greater humanitarian concern, is a leader paving the path we all need to follow.
Avoid trouble with those who are fanatics; they remain imprisoned in exclusivism and deserve compassion just as any other prisoner.
The gardener knows how to turn garbage into compost. Therefore our anger, sadness, and fear is the best compost for our compassion.
The symptoms of compassion and benevolence, in some people, are like those minute guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril.
I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race.
'Les Miserables', the book, 'Les Miserables', the musical - it's about giving; it's about goodness. It's about compassion and love.
Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.
My naivety is to assume people will think there's compassion and solidarity in wanting to play someone even though we are not them.
Some things have eternal value, and compassion is one of them. I hope we never lose that. Compassion for humans as well as animals.
Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference 'twixt compassion and oppression
Mum always taught us that compassion and kindness were the most important things in life, that it was better to be kind than right.
Love is ruthless; it doesn't feel sorry for anyone, but it does have compassion. Fear is full of pity; it feels sorry for everyone.
If I can turn the most powerful part of the world into a land of wisdom and compassion, it's going to change the rest of the world.
No compassion will be tolerated for the Jews. We deny the Pope’s statement that there is but one human race. The Jews are parasites.
A divine dance appears in the soul and the body at the time of peace and union.Anyone can learn the dance, just listen to the music.
Compassion to an offender who has grossly violated the laws is, in effect, a cruelty to the peaceable subject who has observed them.
Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships.
Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.
What is it that should trace the insuperable line? ...The question is not, Can they reason? nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?
To have to liberate everybody doesn't sound very free to me. You're gong to go liberate people who maybe don't want to be liberated.
Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires.
The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
The more I have deep love and compassion for my earth and my fellows, the more love and compassion I have for myself, and vice versa.
Nobody is so heartily despised as a pusillanimous, lazy, good-for-nothing, land-lubber; a sailor has no bowels of compassion for him.
I've been on the end of losing a fight, and there's a piece of my heart that has compassion towards that because I know how it feels.
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
When we face problems with compassion, sincerity, and good motivation, our solutions may take longer, but ultimately they are better.
We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.
I experienced no conflict between my mother and father, which was entirely due to my mother's compassion, intelligence, and maturity.
I'm a huge fan of Richard Curtis - there's real grief, real compassion in his films as well as cheekiness; it's a wonderful cocktail.
I often tease young people about their concern for how they look; more important is inner beauty - compassion, affection and respect.
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.
When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.
Jesus wants to give you five things: extravagant compassion, moral clarity, sacrificial courage, persevering hope, and refreshing joy.
Rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us survive at a time when an increasingly balkanized world so badly needs it.
The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
Developing love and compassion and reducing anger and spite is a universal activity which requires no faith in any religion whatsoever
The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion.