compassion Quotes

Whether our forebears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic or the Pacific or the Rio Grande, we are here only because this country welcomed them in and taught them that to be an American is about something more than what we look like, or what our last names are, or how we worship.

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Whoever is happy will make others happy too.

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

There's a personality trait known as agreeableness. Agreeable people are compassionate and polite. And agreeable people get paid less than disagreeable people for the same job. Women are more agreeable than men.