compassion Quotes

Every human being you see in the course of a day has a problem that's sucking up at least 70 percent of his or her radar.

I worship teachers. They can't be paid enough. It depresses me that society sees them as somehow expendable.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.

If you have an impulse to kindness, act on it.

Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.

We're so much more likely to feel sympathy for an animal than another person; thus, the best fiction uses animals to define truly humane behavior.