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Aberrant is not abhorrent — Matthew Goldfinger

For me, love is an enhanced state of kindness, compassion, service, respect, and humility, an emotion I feel we are all here to give and to receive. — Nathan East

As we practice meditation we are bringing forth ease, presence, compassion, wisdom & trust. — Sharon Salzberg

Kindness is as simple as being grateful for the love anyone has shown you, by not destroying them because it isn't on your terms. — Shannon L. Alder

Compassion is a mixed passion, composed of love and sorrow. — Noah Webster

So long as space remains
So long as sentient beings'
Suffering remains
I will remain
In order to help,
In order to serve. — Dalai Lama

The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis. — Thurgood Marshall

One scientist had discussions about love and compassion. Usually, he felt irritation. After our meeting, for some months, anger never come. — Dalai Lama

Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others — Sharon Salzberg

We can all benefit by learning to express and meet out physical needs in a loving, caressing and compassionate way — David Bresler

Help them, but don't make friends with them. — Pat Conroy

To sense which gifts to accept & which to leave behind is our path to discovering freedom. — Sharon Salzberg

Compassion is the fellow-feeling of the unsound. — George Bernard Shaw

I own two beautiful homes, and I'm always half-expecting the cops to pull in, seize me with firm compassion, and escort me out. — MaryJanice Davidson

We can discover the capacity of the mind to be aware, to love, to begin again — Sharon Salzberg

A true mother is known for her compassion, love and passion; she is everly dedicated to her calling. — Jaachynma N.E. Agu

Fear, O Achilles, the wrath of heaven; think on your own father and have compassion upon me, who am the more pitiable — Homer

for it is precisely the humanity, affability, and brotherly compassion of a doctor which prove the most efficacious remedies for his patients. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

We can't practice compassion with other people if we can't treat ourselves kindly. — Brene Brown

Truth and facts are woven together. However, sometimes facts can blind you from seeing what is actually going on in someone's life. — Shannon L. Alder

Speak graciously to young men as you would to your brothers. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In worship an increased power steals its way into the heart sanctuary, an increased compassion grows in the soul. To worship is to change. — Richard J. Foster

Relational trust is built on movements of the human heart such as empathy, commitment, compassion, patience, and the capacity to forgive. — Parker J. Palmer

Religions don't own compassion; it is a human virtue. — Karen Armstrong

Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

The pain of childhood walks beside me as a friend, it teaches me how to invite the stillness of compassion - Shavasti — Shavasti

What people can get you or do for you will never replace a person that will influence you to be a better person. — Shannon L. Alder

The essence of a mature human being in religious terms is the ability to see, to be aware of others' suffering and to be touched by it. — Megan McKenna

I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action. — Hazel Hawke

Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering. — Aleksander Kwasniewski

There is no problem that greater consciousness and compassion, enjoined with positive resolve of will cannot solve. — Bryant McGill

All that is holding us together [is] stories and compassion. — Anne Lamott

Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires. — Khalil Gibran

God's love compels us beyond bitter heartaches that we might show genuine compassion. - Kathleen Kohler - — Gary Chapman

I want audiences to look at adolescent delinquents with greater understanding and more compassion. — Emmanuelle Bercot

Look at the world with the vision of peace, love, and compassion. Then the whole world will appear loving and peaceful. — Sathya Sai Baba

Everyone is overcoming something, be gentle. — Nikki Rowe

Compassion for the friend should conceal itself under a hard shell. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Whatever life presents us, our response can be an expression of our compassion. — Sharon Salzberg

To me, a faith in Jesus Christ that is not aligned with the poor ... it's nothing. — Edward De Bono

People are able to live with only half a heart, to live without real compassion, because they are able to use words that are only forms. — Angus Wilson

Tim Curley and Gary Schultz operate at the highest levels of honesty, integrity and compassion. — Graham Spanier

Truth without compassion is Cruelty. — Antero Alli

I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life. — Sri Chinmoy

It is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. — Zachary Quinto

Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us. — Jonathan Safran Foer

As you travel though life, offer good wishes to each being you meet. — Gautama Buddha

In Russia, we have a long tradition of compassion for people who have been put into labor camps or prison. — Lyudmila Alexeyeva

Love is an energy that is addictive, contagious and free. Earn it, chase it, give it to those in need. — Aaron Lauritsen

Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship. — Dalai Lama

The harshness and choice of words can cut deeply. Republicans need to show compassion and to be reasonable when talking to any ethnic group. — Henry Bonilla

That kind of discipline whose pungent severity is in the manifestations of paternal love, compassion, and tenderness is the most sure of its object. — Hosea Ballou

The essence of any religion is good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion. — Dalai Lama

With self-acceptance, we have the ability to choose compassion and forgiveness over anger and self-hatred. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

There are many people out there (me being one of them) who can vouch that animals have feelings; they feel compassion and love, as well as pain! — Jane Goodall

And power without compassion is the worst kind of evil there is. — E.J. Patten

Wishing kindness and compassion to all living creatures. — Brian Blessed

Most women got this thing called compassion. It doesn't make them foolish, just more forgiving. More capable of trying and hoping things worked out. — Eric Jerome Dickey

All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do — Rasheed Ogunlaru

Those who say life is knocking them down and giving them a tough time are usually the first to beat themselves up. Be on your own side. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

Nothing can heal anger except compassion. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Some people are as angry as they seem to be only because it's the safest place to hide from more pain. — Ashly Lorenzana

I would say I have compassion. — Kim Delaney

How are we supposed to teach our children compassion if we remove all inconveniences from the world around them?" "But — Penny Reid

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. — Henry Ward Beecher

When a professor insists computer science is X but not Y, have compassion for his graduate students. — Alan Perlis

Gratitude is the combination of appreciate, love, kindness, and compassion in a beautiful heart. — Debasish Mridha

Let go of your fear and stop judging others, because only then others will treat you with compassion and kindness you deserve. — Linda Alfiori

Have greater compassion and empathy for others, and don't judge anyone, because you have no idea what's going on in their life. — Sandra Vischer

The religion that I advocate, and so did the mortal humans known as Jesus, Buddha and Nanak, is the religion of love, compassion and self-realization. — Abhijit Naskar

caring is not abstract. The circle of ecological compassion we feel is enlarged by direct experience of the living world, and shrunken by its lack. — Robin Wall Kimmerer

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness. — Dalai Lama XIV

The misery we inflict on sentient beings slackens our human evolution. — Annie Besant

All beings wish for happiness, so extend your compassion to all. — Gautama Buddha

Truly listening, attentively, and with care, is one of the simplest and most kind gifts we can give anyone. — John Bruna

Kindness is the ultimate essence of life; compassion is the ultimate evidence of love. — Debasish Mridha

Friends are the best helpers. They come prepackaged with compassion and love. All they need is wisdom, and that is available to everyone. — Edward T. Welch

Compassion is an essential element of love. — Radhanath Swami

No matter how you seem to fatten on a crime, there can never be good for the bee which is bad for the hive. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. If you push yourself hard in the direction of freedom, compassion, and excellence, you will recover.
True/False — Kiese Laymon

Management must show compassion. Management without compassion is like a marriage without love.' - Malik of America Square. — Mike O'Sullivan

I think I've advanced my views with compassion and tolerance. — Jack Kemp

Supplication is to implore God for mercy and compassion, to have pity upon you or to grant you the request given and expect that He will do it. — Robin Bertram

By strengthening our compassion, we give fuel to our courage and determination. — Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone

I have three powers to win the world: my omnipotent love, my omnipresent kindness, and my omniscient compassion. — Debasish Mridha

Characters carrying the playwright's disapproval is a un-Shakespearian burden. — Harold Bloom

Compassion is a sign of superficiality: broken destinies and unrelenting misery either make you scream or turn you to stone. — Emil M. Cioran

Kindness and compassion toward all living things is the mark of a civilized society. — Cesar Chavez

Love looks like something. — Heidi Baker

Now her compassion had been pierced and set flowing; it felt as though her life's blood were running away. — Elizabeth Goudge

One will develop ruchi (liking) for chanting of the holy names, when one has compassion for each and every living being. — Lokanatha Swami

I feel like my joy in life has intensified, (and) my compassion for people has just strengthened. I have compassion that I wouldn't have had before. — Lauren Scruggs

Sometimes, insatiable curiosity and compassion are all that life requires of us. — James Qualls

Smile at strangers and you just might change a life. — Steve Maraboli

Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion. — Adeline Yen Mah

Soften, to connect with your heart and engender a basic attitude of generosity and compassion toward yourself, the archetypal coward. — Pema Chodron

Approach the world with sympathy and compassion, just don't take any of it very seriously. — Kate Baggott

Spirit communicates through love, warmth, compassion, and humor. Our Loved Ones are happy, healthy, and thrilled to connect with us once again. — Paul Stefaniak

When someone is being particularly mean and nasty, I simply think to myself, he or she used to be a cute little baby, I wonder what happened? — Ben Carson

Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell. — Aleister Crowley