Compassion Quotes

"If you admire somebody, you should go ahead and tell them. People never get the flowers while they can still smell them."

- Kanye West

"The more sympathy you give, the less you need."

- Malcolm Forbes

"Too often they don't realize what they have until it's gone. ...they're too stubborn to say, 'Sorry, I was wrong' they hurt the ones closest to their hearts, and we let the most foolish things tear us apart"

- Marilyn Monroe

"The Remembrance of the good done those we have loved is the only consolation when we have lost them."

- Demoustier

"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression."

- Confucius

"The dew of compassion is a tear."

- Lord Byron

"Sympathy is two hearts tugging at one load."

- Charles Henry Parkhurst

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."

- Saint Augustine

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

- Simone de Beauvoir

"To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness."

- Ivan Turgenev

"Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth."

- George Saunders

"Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

"It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion."

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"To handle yourself use your head; to handle others, use your heart."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"In adoption, a child is not given up. A birth mother gives life, a child a family, unconditional love. She gives a part of her heart that will never feel whole. She gives another mother a part of her heart that was missing…you give a lot, just never give up."

- Terra Cooper

"She wanted and loved her baby; she decided an adoption plan was the best choice for the baby."

- Mardie Caldwell

"I have a lot of respect for my birth mother…I know she must have had a lot of love for me to want to give what she felt was a better chance."

- Faith Hill

"Adoption isn’t a birth mother’s rejection but an unconditional love that inspires her to put herself last and do all she can for her baby."

- Mary Hines

"We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side. I would dedicate my life to this child."

- Jamie Lee Curtis

"When children become actively involved in showing compassion to others, they learn about this value in a very deep and meaningful way."

- Signe Wilson

"…perhaps there is no greater miracle than finding a loving home for a child who needs one."

- Bill Clinton

"A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me."

- Jody Landers

"Take what you get and give love back."

"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."

"Please accept my sincerest condolences and know that I am here for you."

"May care and love of those around you provide comfort and peace to get you through the days ahead."

"Words may not suffice to express the heartfelt sorrow that I feel for the passing of your loved one."

"We’re sharing in your sorrow with love and friendship. Please accept our deepest condolences."

"Our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy. Please accept our most heartfelt condolences."

"No words can describe how sorry I am for your loss. Please accept our deepest sympathy."