40 Compassion quotes and sayings that will encourage you. Here are the best compassion quotes and sayings from great authors to read that will inspire you. One good thing about compassion is that it motivates people to help in the emotional, mental, and physical pain of another and themselves. Being compassionate is a great way to reach out with a person who is troubled or suffering by showing your concern for them, and by helping them in even the smallest act possible that can make a positive impact on the life of that said person. Share these inspirational quotes about compassion with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. - Tahereh Mafi
2. 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. - Chinua Achebe
3. One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. - Jack Kerouac
4. Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you. - Shannon L. Alder
5. We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. - Roy T. Bennett
6. Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. - Pema Chödrön
7. When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them. - Criss Jami
8. Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise. - Steve Maraboli
9. Compassion is the basis of morality. - Arthur Schopenhauer
10. If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. - Jack Kornfield
11. Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too. - Frederick Buechner
12. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
13. I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness. - Mother Teresa
14. Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. - Steve Maraboli
15. We all are so deeply interconnected; we have no option but to love all. Be kind and do good for any one and that will be reflected. The ripples of the kind heart are the highest blessings of the Universe. - Amit Ray
16. How beautiful would it be if we could just see souls instead of bodies? To see love and compassion instead of curves. - Karen Quan
17. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia
18. The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer. - Mahatma Gandhi
19. Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. - Brad Meltzer
20. It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. - Steve Maraboli
21. When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do. - Rachel Naomi Remen
22. Until you have real compassion, you can not recognize love. - Bob Thurman
23. Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. - Jack Kornfield
24. Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self. - Arnold Toynbee
25. Creating uplifting environment for others through the words we use and showing compassion goes outside of the home as well. - Chris Johnston
26. Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place. - Amish Proverb
27. When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives. - Kristin Neff
28. Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. - Nelson Mandela
29. No matter who we are, no matter how successful, no matter what our situation, compassion is something we all need to receive and give. - Catherine Pulsifer
30. Compassion is at the heart of every little thing we do. It is the dearest quality we possess. Yet all too often it can be cast aside with consequences too tragic to speak of. To lose our compassion, we lose what it is to be human. - Anonymous
31. Let our hearts be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
32. When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles. - Brene Brown
33. Cultivating compassion for ourselves and others can bring balance and harmony to our lives in a way we never dreamed of. - Thubten Chodron
34. Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer. - Rachael Joy Scott
35. Compassion can be defined in many ways, but its essence is a basic kindness, with a deep awareness of the suffering of oneself and of other living things, coupled with the wish and effort to relieve it. - Paul Gilbert
36. Converting your energy to compassion and understanding, once you accept this reality, helps our own healing; that type of energy is more positive and calming. - Lisa Kardos
37. Compassion, as opposed to pity, allows us to see ourselves in others and tugs at our heart until we find a way to prevent or relieve the other's suffering. - Linda Barbosa
38. Being compassionate helps with anger and resolves bitterness more easily than anything. - Brittany Hallison
39. Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us. - Jonathan Safran
40. Experiencing terrible pain opens our hearts and minds to express compassion for other people and communion with ourselves. - Kilroy J. Oldster
1. All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. - Tahereh Mafi
2. 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. - Chinua Achebe
3. One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. - Jack Kerouac
4. Beauty is not who you are on the outside, it is the wisdom and time you gave away to save another struggling soul like you. - Shannon L. Alder
5. We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. - Roy T. Bennett
6. Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. - Pema Chödrön
7. When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them. - Criss Jami
8. Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise. - Steve Maraboli
9. Compassion is the basis of morality. - Arthur Schopenhauer
10. If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. - Jack Kornfield
11. Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It's the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too. - Frederick Buechner
12. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
13. I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness. - Mother Teresa
14. Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. - Steve Maraboli
15. We all are so deeply interconnected; we have no option but to love all. Be kind and do good for any one and that will be reflected. The ripples of the kind heart are the highest blessings of the Universe. - Amit Ray
16. How beautiful would it be if we could just see souls instead of bodies? To see love and compassion instead of curves. - Karen Quan
17. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia
18. The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer. - Mahatma Gandhi
19. Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. - Brad Meltzer
20. It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. - Steve Maraboli
21. When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do. - Rachel Naomi Remen
22. Until you have real compassion, you can not recognize love. - Bob Thurman
23. Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. - Jack Kornfield
24. Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self. - Arnold Toynbee
25. Creating uplifting environment for others through the words we use and showing compassion goes outside of the home as well. - Chris Johnston
26. Instead of putting others in their place, put yourself in their place. - Amish Proverb
27. When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives. - Kristin Neff
28. Our human compassion binds us the one to the other - not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. - Nelson Mandela
29. No matter who we are, no matter how successful, no matter what our situation, compassion is something we all need to receive and give. - Catherine Pulsifer
30. Compassion is at the heart of every little thing we do. It is the dearest quality we possess. Yet all too often it can be cast aside with consequences too tragic to speak of. To lose our compassion, we lose what it is to be human. - Anonymous
31. Let our hearts be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
32. When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles. - Brene Brown
33. Cultivating compassion for ourselves and others can bring balance and harmony to our lives in a way we never dreamed of. - Thubten Chodron
34. Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer. - Rachael Joy Scott
35. Compassion can be defined in many ways, but its essence is a basic kindness, with a deep awareness of the suffering of oneself and of other living things, coupled with the wish and effort to relieve it. - Paul Gilbert
36. Converting your energy to compassion and understanding, once you accept this reality, helps our own healing; that type of energy is more positive and calming. - Lisa Kardos
37. Compassion, as opposed to pity, allows us to see ourselves in others and tugs at our heart until we find a way to prevent or relieve the other's suffering. - Linda Barbosa
38. Being compassionate helps with anger and resolves bitterness more easily than anything. - Brittany Hallison
39. Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us. - Jonathan Safran
40. Experiencing terrible pain opens our hearts and minds to express compassion for other people and communion with ourselves. - Kilroy J. Oldster
40 Compassion quotes and sayings that will encourage you
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