Quotes about Compassion

Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.

Compassion - Heroism - Real

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

I have observed that religious practice is not a precondition either of ethical conduct or of happiness itself. I have also suggested that, whether a person practices religion or not, the spiritual qualities of love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, humility and so on are indispensable.

Compassion - Ethics - Humility - Practice - Quality - Religion - Spiritual - Tolerance - Vital

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

Belief - Compassion - Kindness - Rebirth - Religion

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

Our world is increasingly interdependent, but I wonder if we truly understand that our interdependent human community has to be compassionate; compassionate in our choice of goals, compassionate in our means of cooperation and our pursuit of these goals.

Choice - Compassion - Cooperation - Goals - Human - Meaning - Pursuit - Wonder - World

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Gustave Flaubert

Novelist

My kingdom is as wide as the universe and my wants have no limits. I go forward always, freeing spirits and weighing words, without fear, without compassion, without love, without God. I am called science.

Compassion - Limits - Spirits - Universe - Wants

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

All the world’s major religions, with their emphasis on love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness, can and do promote inner values. But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I believe the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics that is beyond religion.

Adequacy - Compassion - Ethics - Love - Reality - Spiritual - Thinking - Tolerance - Value - World

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Epictetus

Clergyman, Philosopher, Philosopher

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Communicate - Compassion - Kindness - Libertarian - Listening - Speaking

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Pema Chodron

Designer, Clergyman, Nun

The trick is to keep exploring and not bail out, even when we find out that something is not what we thought. That's what we're going to discover again and again and again. Nothing is what we thought. I can say that with great confidence. Emptiness is not what we thought. Neither is mindfulness or fear. Compassion––not what we thought. Love. Buddha nature. Courage. These are code words for things we don't know in our minds, but any of us could experience them. These are words that point to what life really is when we let things fall apart and let ourselves be nailed to the present moment.

Compassion - Emptiness - Exploration - Fall - Mindfulness - Mindset - Trickery

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Gautama Buddha

Monk, Sage, Philosopher, Teacher, Religious Leader

Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.

Buddhism - Compassion - Happiness - Healing - Inspiration - Sadness

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Laozi

Philosopher

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Actions - Compassion - Enemy - Life - Patience - Patient - Philosophy - Reconciling - Return - Simple - Spiritual - Taoism - Treasure - World

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Jiddu Krishnamurti

Leader, Philosopher, Writer

Compassion being action without motive, without self-interest, without any sense of fear, without any sense of pleasure.

Actions - Compassion - Interest - Motivation - Oneself - Pleasure - Spiritual

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Anne Frank

Author

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Charity - Compassion - Help - Inspiration - Mornings - Nonprofit - Philanthropy

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

Through awareness, you get a certain attitude. That's the way, you see, to achieve more peaceful, more compassion, more friendship through that way.

Achievement - Certainty - Compassion - Spiritual

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Gautama Buddha

Monk, Sage, Philosopher, Teacher, Religious Leader

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

Buddhism - Compassion - Rich - Suffering - Vaccines

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

If you have only education and knowledge and a lack of the other side, then you may not be a happy person, but a person of mental unrest, of frustration. Not only that, but if you combine these two, your whole life will be a constructive and happy life. And certainly you can make immense benefit for society and the betterment of humanity. That is one of my fundamental beliefs: that a good heart, a warm heart, a compassionate heart, is still teachable.

Belief - Betterment - Compassion - Frustration - Inspiration - Teaching - Warmth - Whole

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Deepak Chopra

Author, Public Speaker, Alternative Medicine Advocate

Compassion is the feeling of shared suffering. When you feel someone else's suffering, there is the birth of understanding.

Compassion - Feelings - Suffering

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Albert Einstein

Theoretical Physicist

Compassionate people are geniuses in the art of living, more necessary to the dignity, security, and joy of humanity than the discoverers of knowledge.

Compassion

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Dalai Lama, XIV

Leader of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, Exiled Leader of Tibet

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

Compassion - Humility - Life - Purpose - Religion - Tolerance - Whole

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Jesse Jackson

Civil Rights Activist, Clergyman, Politician

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Character - Compassion - Ethics - Generosity - Help - Indulgence - Inspiration - Judging - Kindness - Life - Pride - Respect - Rude

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Rajneesh

Guru

Love has these three stages, and compassion accordingly has three stages, and both can exist in different combinations.

Compassion - Relationship

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