Compassion Quotes

"Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted"

- Isaiah 49:13

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted"

- Matthew 5:4

"I love Passover because for me it is a cry against indifference, a cry for compassion."

- Elie Wiesel

"You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt."

- Exodus 23:9

"Sharing food is the first act through which slaves become free human beings. One who fears tomorrow does not offer his bread to others. But one who is willing to divide his food with a stranger has already shown himself capable of fellowship and faith, the two things from which hope is born. That is why we begin the seder by inviting others to join us. That is how we turn affliction into freedom."

- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l

"Freedom is not simply the ability to choose to do whatever we like so long as we do not harm others. It is born in the sense of solidarity that leads those who have more than they need to share with those who have less. Giving help to the needy and companionship to those who are alone, we bring freedom into the world, and with freedom, God."

- Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z”l

""The true warrior is a man of compassion.""

- Bohdi Sanders

"Hunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by a king."

- Ghanaian proverb

"Oh, darling! I'm just teasing."

- Mother Gothel

"Compassion is like mother giving love to her children. Mother’s ways are higher than others, even when everyone rejects, mother accepts with her arms open and wide."

- Amit Ray

"I don’t feel very much like Pooh today," said Pooh. "There there," said Piglet. "I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do."

- A.A. Milne

"Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other."

- Albert Pike

"Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos."

- George W. Bush

"Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty, there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population."

- Albert Einstein

"I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."

- Thomas Jefferson

"I feel bad for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."

- Frank Sinatra

"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar."

- Drew Carey

"I think life is too short to have anger and resentment. That doesn't get you anywhere. I think favor comes to him because he is constantly paying it forward, helping people, and in turn great things happen to him. I keep seeing that over and over. He's a great example of what it means to pay it forward."

- Peggy Vigil

"A true martial artist never fights for personal gain, but to protect others."

"Let your soul expand, let your heart reach out to others in loving and generous warmth."

"Step over ants, put worms back in the grass, rescue baby caterpillars, release spiders back into your garden, open windows for bees to fly home."

"Cultivate kindness"

"It's cool to be kind"

"Keep it kind"

"Kindness is key"

"Kindness matters"

"Kindness wins"

"Spread kindness"

"When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try and treat the world better than it treated you."

"Treat others the way you want to be treated"