compassion Quotes

When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill.

Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.

See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.

If you would judge, understand.

You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love.