We are intelligent, we have seed of compassion from birth. Using reason and intelligence we can enhance our sense of compassion and come to understand how its opposite, anger, is harmful. - Dalai Lama
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. - Albert Schweitzer
We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love. - Jane Goodall
When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present. - Dalai Lama
Direct [people] towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to. - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
But let us not forget that human love and compassion are equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage, and in this sphere too our sensibilities are of a higher order of magnitude than those of chimpanzees. - Jane Goodall
Compassion is of little value if it just remains an idea. It must motivate how we respond to others and be reflected in all our thoughts and actions. - Dalai Lama
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. - Buddha
By facing our challenges and overcoming them, we grow stronger, wiser, and more compassionate. - John Templeton
Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Some people are just better at hiding it than others. - Will Smith
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. - Albert Einstein
Do everything you have to do, but not with ego, not with lust, not with envy but with love, compassion, humility, and devotion.
Compassion is something really worthwhile. It is not just a religious or spiritual subject, not a matter of ideology. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity. - Dalai Lama
Humans feel deeply the suffering of their friends and allies and easily discount/dismiss the comparable experience of their enemies.
I'm a pretty tough guy, you know. I'm a pretty hard man. I've got a lot of compassion, but I don't waste time with people. - Anthony Hopkins
Not only do I think being nice and kind is easy, but being kind, in my opinion is important. - Dwayne Johnson
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. - Confucius
Shall any man hate me? That will be his affair. But I will be mild and benevolent toward every man, and ready to show even him his mistake, not reproachfully, nor yet as making a display of my endurance, but nobly and honestly. - Marcus Aurelius
Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts. - Leo Tolstoy
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