Have you ever put yourself in someone else's position? Being in 'the other person's shoes' to understand their unique situation It may seem difficult, but it is not impossible. We all have the ability to understand almost any situation, even if we haven't experienced it. This causes us to develop that motivation to help or comfort, regardless of whether it is someone we know or even if it is an animal.
Great Quotes and Thoughts on Compassion
Compassion is, perhaps, the emotion that we most need to develop and encourage today, to try to make a better world. Here is a list of the best phrases about compassion that will make you reflect.
one. Understanding who one is without deceit or compassion is a discovery from which no one emerges unscathed. (Christopher Paolini)
We must know ourselves before judging others.
2. No act of kindness, however small, is wasted. (Aesop)
Any good deed is appreciated.
3. All genuine love is compassion, and all love that is not compassion is selfishness. (Arthur Schopenhauer)
Compassion is part of any relationship.
4. Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it. (Mark Twain)
Sometimes it is necessary to understand the situation that led a person to commit their acts
5. It is a human thing to have compassion on the afflicted. (Giovanni Boccaccio)
Have compassion on those who need it.
6. Patience is the companion of wisdom. (San Agustin)
Being compassionate is also about understanding others.
7. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. (Steve Maraboli)
A good deed makes you compassionate.
8. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. (Dalai Lama)
It is also necessary to be compassionate with ourselves.
9. True compassion does not consist in wanting to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves, but in realizing our kinship with all beings. (Pema Chödron)
We are all brothers. Regardless of our differences.
10. Flying alone is not a singular event, but a plural one. (Ruth Baza)
Thank those who helped you.
eleven. Here are the values I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. For me, those are traditional values. (Ellen Degeneres)
Compassion is a necessary value to cultivate.
12. As long as his circle of compassion does not encompass all living beings, man will not find peace for himself. (Albert Schweitzer)
Animals need compassion too.
13. You can give someone advice, but you can't force them to follow it. (Saying)
Help as far as you can.
14. Compassion, always good, is in many cases the heavenly precursor of justice. (Concepcion Arenal)
The positivity of compassion.
fifteen. A little mercy changes the world, makes it less cold and more just. (Pope Francisco)
Compassion can guide us towards a better relationship with each other.
16. If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. (Jack Kornfield)
It is useless to be good to others, if you are unfair to yourself.
17. I have never seen any wild animal feel sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen from a branch without having felt sorry for itself. (Viggo Mortensen)
Compassion should not be confused with pity.
18. I'd rather make mistakes of kindness and compassion than perform miracles of cruelty and harshness. (Mother Teresa)
A great phrase to reflect on.
19. I will never have compassion for those who did not know how to die on time. (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)
We can interpret this phrase as having no compassion for those who do not recognize their mistakes.
twenty. That is what I consider to be true generosity: you give everything, and yet you always feel as if it will cost you nothing. (Simone de Beauvoir)
It is about giving without the need to ask for something in return.
twenty-one. When I fell you gave me all your love, when I let go you had no mercy on me, don't do it, don't do it. (Fito Páez)
There are times when compassion is the worst response.
22. Perhaps, like many people in our society, you have grown up with the idea that it is wrong to love yourself. Think of others, society tells us. Love your neighbor, the church preaches to us. What no one seems to remember is love yourself, and yet that is precisely what you are going to have to learn to achieve your happiness in the present moment.(Wayne Dyer)
The importance of working on our self-love.
23. Compassion is the virtue of kings. (William Shakespeare)
A virtue that we should all practice.
24. Mercy shines brighter than justice. (Miguel de Cervantes)
Human acts are worth more than recognition.
25. There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes the world great. (Mary Anne Radmacher)
If you can do something good, do it.
26. Compassion towards others begins with kindness towards ourselves. (Pema Chödron)
We cannot do anything for others without first doing it for ourselves.
27. Be kind, because everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. (Plato)
Never be quick to judge someone.
28. It is compassion, the most graceful of virtues, that moves the world. (Thiruvalluvar Kural)
Having compassion for the other allows us to empathize with their situation
29. If a person seems wicked, don't reject them. Wake him up with your words, lift him up with your works, pay him back for his wound with your kindness. Don't reject it. (Lao Tzu)
There are people who act badly because they are very hurt inside.
30. Man can drive compassion out of his heart, but God never will. (William Cowper)
For many, God is the most compassionate figure.
31. There is nothing heavier than compassion. (Milan Kundera)
This occurs when compassion is used incorrectly.
32. When I found no reason to feel sorry for myself, I did it out of self-respect. (Seneca)
It's always a good idea to take a moment for ourselves.
33. Understanding is the liberating factor, it is what frees us and allows transformation to take place. This is the practice of taking care of anger. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
If we all practice compassion, many conflicts will cease.
3. 4. More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgement. More blessed, less stressed. More love less hate. (Roy T. Bennett)
Mantra that are excellent to practice.
35. To love is to suffer because the heart is love, compassion, sensitivity, respect, conscience and hope. (Emili Spain)
Love represents experiencing good and difficult things.
36. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. (John F. Kennedy)
Compassion leads us to justice.
37. Compassion is the desire that moves the free individual to expand his sphere of free concern to encompass the whole of universal free. (Arnold J. Toynbee)
Listen to that compassionate feeling within you.
38. Whatever we decide to call that mysterious “something”, we all have it; and ours is intermingled with everyone else's as part of the energy field that permeates all things. (Gregg Braden)
It doesn't matter what you name it, but how you use it.
39. There are two kinds of compassion. One, the weak and sentimental that is not exactly compassion, but an instinctive defense of the soul against the pain of others. And the other, the only one that counts, is the one devoid of sentimentality, willing to endure with patience and resignation until his last strength and even beyond. (Stefan Zweig)
Two ways of looking at compassion.
40. There is nothing wrong with our homes and country that a little more compassion, care and love cannot cure. We are all brothers and sisters and we must help each other when necessary. (Roberto Clemente)
With good deeds and more humanity everything can be better.
41. Because there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs as much as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes. (Milan Kundera)
When compassion turns into sorrow.
42. Because I feel compassion for the oppressed, I cannot feel compassion for the oppressors. (Maximilien Robespierre)
We have to be careful who we help.
43. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and all of nature in its beauty. (Albert Einstein)
Nature and animals also deserve our compassion.
44. The more we genuinely care about others, the greater our own happiness and inner peace. (Allan Lokos)
Caring for others should not be a burden, but something that fills us with wisdom.
Four. Five. Achieving the Great Work is not the task of a few, but of all human beings on the face of the Earth. (Paulo Coelho)
We must all work on our virtues.
46. The elements that contribute the most to happiness continue to be those that have been on the lips of the wise for centuries: gratitude, forgiveness, compassion, knowing how to enjoy the little things that accompany us daily and having a network of affections that is not necessarily wide but yes solid. (Elsa Punset)
Happiness comes from the most humane acts.
47. Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the peace of mind and happiness that we all seek. (Dalai Lama)
Another phrase that invites us to get involved in the common good.
48. Compassion wasn't love, Barbie thought... but if you're a boy, giving clothes to someone who's naked had to be a step in the right direction. (Stephen King)
It's about offering the solutions we can.
49. Compassion is the main law of human existence. (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Without it, we are just empty beings.
fifty. I have the impression that literature expanded my capacity for compassion. (Susan Sontag)
The more we know about the world, the more we will understand everything and everyone around us.
51. Time heals all wounds. (Spanish proverb)
Patience is fundamental to compassion.
52. What gets you help is not pity, but admiration when you refuse to give up. (Suzanne Collins)
Remember that compassion should not be mixed with pity.
53. And whoever walks mercilessly walks mercilessly to his own funeral in his shroud. (W alt Whitman)
Remember that you reap what you sow.
54. We don't need any kind of religious guidance to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate, and kind. (Sharon Salzberg)
Good customs are not tied to religion.
55. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Compassion is in very short supply in the world and it is a pity to waste it. (Amos Oz)
Don't use compassion as an excuse to hurt yourself.
56. Compassion is a verb. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
And the verbs represent some action we do.
57. The basic human problem is lack of compassion. While this problem persists, other problems will persist. If it is resolved, we can look forward to happier days. (Dalai Lama)
By cultivating kindness and understanding, we can find solutions to many conflicts.
58. Through the "positive" experiences of love, compassion, and forgiveness, and the "negative" emotions of hate, judgment, and envy, each of us possesses the power to affirm or deny our existence at every moment of the day. (Gregg Braden)
Life depends on the way you look at it.
59. Yoga is fundamentally an attitude of life. This vital attitude is based on attention, self-control, lucid reflection, equanimity, calm and compassion. (Ramiro A. Calle)
Taking care of our he alth is an act of compassion.
60. Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter the places of pain, to share in the brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. (Henri JM Nouwen)
To understand, one must experience both the good and the bad.
61. Compassion is the key to the ultimate survival of our species. (Doug Dillon)
What future holds for us if we lose our humanity?
62. My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; And do it with some passion, compassion, humor, and some flair. (Maya Angelou)
Moving forward is a sign of respect for what we are capable of achieving.
63. The truly poor who deserve compassion and help are only those who, due to age or he alth, are unable to earn their bread with the sweat of their faces. Everyone else is forced to work one way or another, and if they don't work and they're hungry, it's their fault. (Carlo Collodi)
A hard truth, but necessary to understand.
64. Loving someone out of compassion means not really loving them. (Milan Kundera)
When compassion hurts.
65. Love pities, and pities more the more it loves. (Miguel de Unamuno)
It can be good or bad.
66. Wisdom, compassion and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man. (Confucius)
The best moral examples we can follow.
67. Compassion is practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day. (Karen Armstrong)
If you don't get your kids to practice compassion, how will they know it exists?
68. Compassion is a lifelong business. You cannot say something like: I will have compassion only on Monday, Thursday and Friday. But for the rest, I will be cruel. That is hypocrisy. (Israelmore Ayivor)
In a way, it becomes a lifestyle.
69. God enters each person through a private door. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Everyone seeks wisdom in his own way
70. I ask the moralists and impeccable if they have calculated the number of innocent people that it is necessary to condemn to suffering, to produce a single compassionate man, who understands and who in the absence of judgment does not throw stones with the herd. (Claudia Bürk)
I don't know how to demand compassion in an unjust society.
71. Compassion means total immersion in the human condition. (Henri JM Nouwen)
Compassion is the greatest exponent of human capacity.
72. Human beings are more compassionate. In the case of the chimpanzee compassion can be seen between the mother and her young, but it is rarely found in any other aspect. Compassion is a very human characteristic. (Jane Goodall)
All human beings have the capacity for kindness.
73. Compassion is loving others enough to say or do what is appropriate without looking at the outcome. (Gary Zukav)
Constant support, for better or worse.
74. True compassion is true sympathy. We must forget ourselves and become the other. But compassion must always be accompanied by wisdom. Wisdom must be in unity with compassion. (Taisen Deshimaru)
The way compassion should work.
75. Self-denial seems to give us the right to be harsh and ruthless with others. (Eric Hoffer)
You have to be careful with those people who use virtues to seize an end.
76. Lack of compassion makes criminals martyrs. (Henri Maret)
An interesting reflection.
77. True compassion is more than tossing a coin to a beggar; he comes to see that a building that produces beggars needs a makeover. (Martin Luther King)
You have to get to the root of a problem to make amends for it.
78. Someone who has suffered trauma also has gifts to offer us in their depth, their knowledge of our universal vulnerability, and their experience of the power of compassion. (Sharon Salzberg)
Even the most vulnerable people can offer compassion.
79. Who needs pity but those who have no pity for anyone? (Albert Camus)
For some reason, such people are not able to accept good feelings.
80. Now that I understand that I am an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it. (Eminem)
Sometimes, it's at the worst moments that we realize the nature of things.
81. Intelligence goes along with love and compassion, and as an individual, you cannot achieve that intelligence. Compassion is not yours or mine, contrary to thought which is yours and mine. (Jiddu Krishnamurti)
Intelligence cannot prevail alone.
82. Compassion becomes the antidote to suicide, because it is a feeling that provides pleasure and that gives us, in small doses, the enjoyment of superiority. (Camilo José Cela)
Many people just want to be heard.
83. Anger, whether in reaction to social injustice, to the folly of our leaders, or to those who threaten or harm us, is a powerful energy that, with diligent practice, can be transformed into fierce compassion. (Bonnie Myotai Treace)
By working on negative emotions, they can become a source of inspiration.
84. If I can turn the most powerful part of the world into a land of wisdom and compassion, it's going to change the rest of the world. (Chade-Meng Tan)
The example of good behavior should come from great nations.
85. The happiest are those who do the most for others. (Booker T. Washington)
A statement that cannot be a coincidence.
86. Compassion is the sometimes fatal ability to feel what it is like to live inside another person's skin. (Frederick Buechner)
It is not only to sympathize with them, but to understand their struggle.
87. In the stories there was no hunger or pain, but freedom and hope. It was through these stories that he learned compassion and tenderness. Honor and integrity. (Sherrilyn Kenyon)
History has much to teach us.
88. The purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and a willingness to help others. (Albert Schweitzer)
By helping others, we can see the value of what we have.
89. To be calm and compassionate, it takes courage and conviction. (Solange Nicole)
It is impossible to show compassion, unless we believe in its power.
90. Beautify your internal dialogue. Embellish your inner world with light of love and compassion. Life will be beautiful. (Amit Ray)
Change so you can be an example of change.