People need to more compassionate towards this world to make it peaceful and generous. To know more about compassion, we listed compassion quotes and sayings.
Compassion Quotes And Sayings
01
“Compassion is an action word with no boundaries.” – Prince
02
“We can’t heal the world today, but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, and act of kindness.” – Mary Davis
03
“Empathy and compassion are your greatest display of power.”
04
“Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” — Pema Chödrön
05
“Compassion is not condescending kindness. It is a passionate engagement with everything around you.” – Sadhguru
06
“Compassion is not a virtue. It is a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have. It’s something we choose to practice.”
07
“Compassion is actually an inherent human quality. It is there within every human being.” – Joan Halifax
08
“There are four very important words in life; Love, honesty, compassion and respect. Without these in your life, you have nothing.”
09
“Many people are unhappy and are not experiencing life to its fullest because they’ve closed their hearts to compassion.” – Joel osteen
10
“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” – Tahereh Mafi
11
“Having compassion for yourself means that you honor and accept your humanness.” – Kristen Neff
12
“Compassion is to look beyond your own pain, to see the pain of others.” — Yasmin Mogahed
13
“When you look deeply into your anger, you will see that the person you call your enemy is also suffering. As soon as you see that, the capacity of accepting and having compassion for them is there.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
14
“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” — Dalai Lama XIV
15
“A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility.” — Dalai Lama XIV
16
“It does not matter whether you are a theist or atheist, what matters is sincerity, forgiveness, and compassion.” — Dalai Lama XIV
17
“Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things.” — Thomas Merton
18
“Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self.” — Russell Simmons
19
“If you are motivated by loving kindness and compassion, there are many ways to bring happiness to others right now, starting with kind speech.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
20
“Until you have real compassion, you cannot recognize love.” – Bob Thurman
21
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – Dalai Lama
22
“Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise.” – Steve Maraboli
23
“Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It’s the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.” – Frederick Buechner
24
“We all are so deeply interconnected; we have no option but to love all. Be kind and do good for any one and that will be reflected. The ripples of the kind heart are the highest blessings of the Universe.” – Amit Ray
25
“People may excite in themselves a glow of compassion, not by toasting their feet at the fire, and saying: Lord, teach me compassion, but by going and seeking an object that requires compassion.” – Henry Ward Beecher
26
“Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.” – Arnold Toynbee
27
“If you are reading this right now, I hope something really great happens to you today.”
28
“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” – Tenzin Gyatso
29
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
30
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.” – Confucius
31
“There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy and a grace in forgiveness.” – John Connolly
32
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” – Jack Kornfield
33
“Only those who keep the garbage of their minds aside are truly capable of love and compassion.” – Sadhguru
34
“Compassion is the least entangling, the most liberating emotion that you can have.” – Sadhguru
35
“More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.” – Roy T. Bennett
36
“As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.” – Tracee Ellis Ross
37
“Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self.” – Arnold Toynbee
38
“One of the secrets of inner peace is the practice of compassion.” – Dalai Lama
39
“You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.” – Meister Eckhart
40
“Be less of a judge and you will be surprised that when you become a witness and you don’t judge yourself, you stop judging others too. And that makes you more human, more compassionate, more understanding.” – Osho
41
“Develop compassion for someone who hurt you rather showing bitterness that will enable you to forgive them and make you feel comfortable.” – Lisa Adams
42
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu
43
“Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.” – Bhagavad Gita
44
“How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.” – George Washington Carver
45
“Compassion is a choice we make that love is more important than comfort or convenience.” – Glennon Doyle
46
“Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us.” – Eric Hoffer
47
“We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.” – Ellen DeGeneres
48
“Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love.”
49
“One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation, and compassion.”
50
“True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain but also being moved to help relieve it.” — Daniel Goleman
51
“When we match compassion with purpose, we begin to change the world.” – Zachariah Thompson
52
“In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.” — Buddha
53
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” ― Anne Frank
54
“No matter who we are, no matter how successful, no matter what our situation, compassion is something we all need to receive and give.” – Catherine Pulsifer
55
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” – Steve Maraboli
Self Compassion Quotes
56
“Self- compassion is not selfish.”
57
“The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
58
“Self-compassion. The ability and practice of holding yourself amidst failure, disappointment, and suffering of any kind, and in the face of these life contractions, to still be able to offer myself love and kindness.”
59
“Self-compassion-being supportive and kind to yourself, especially in the face of stress and failure-is associated with more motivation and better self-control.” — Kelly McGonigal
60
“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” – Louise L.Hay
61
“Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path.” — Tara Brach
62
“Self-compassion isn’t a “thing” that we either have or don’t have. Instead, as a practitioner and as a therapist, I try to remain open to emotional pain and breathe kindness into it, one moment after the next. MEASURING.” — Christopher K. Germer
63
“Of all the journeys to undertake, the one of self-compassion is one of utmost importance for long-term well-being.” – Anne Foy
64
“If you’re self-compassionate, you’ll tend to have higher self-esteem than if you’re endlessly self-critical. And like high self-esteem, self-compassion is associated with significantly less anxiety and depression, as well as more happiness, optimism, and positive emotions.” – David D. Burns
65
“Self-compassion is key because when we’re able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we’re more likely to reach out, connect, and experience empathy.” – Brene Brown
66
“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” – Christopher Germer
67
“Talk to yourself as you would someone you love.” – Brene Brown
68
“Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults.” – Les Brown