I have felt
So faint a kindness, such a meek surrender
To what my own full thoughts had made too tender,
That but for tears my life had fled away!
Compassion Quotes (648 Quotes)
True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.
A scientist will never show any kindness for a theory which he did not start himself.
The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.'
WOMEN preserve the culture of this country with greater tenacity and faith. They keep men on the moral path and inspire them to follow spiritual discipline. Their hearts are tender and full of compassion for the hungry and the distressed. That is why in this land, women are adored and revered.
He showed no pity. He showed no compassion. He showed no mercy. He deserves none for what he chose to do.
Our commitment to this founding principle is especially relevant today. Americans are united as rarely before in compassion and generosity for our fellow citizens whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina, ... The powerful winds and floodwater of Katrina tore away the mask that has hidden from public view the many Americans who are left out and left behind.
Richard Blum has been a friend of the Tibetan people for three decades. I am delighted to know our message of kindness and compassion has taken a new practical dimension by the establishment of this new center at the University of California, Berkeley.
The dew of compassion is a tear.
Kindness is the inability to remain at ease in the presence of another person who is ill at ease, the inability to remain comfortable in the presence of another who is uncomfortable, the inability to have peace of mind when ones neighbor is troubled.
I am disappointed in the music business, I feel like a lot of people in the music business are phoney, there's a lot of people who will abuse and take my kindness.
I have ... been uplifted by the extraordinary power of the American heart -- by those armies of compassion, who are willing to cross town or cross the globe to minister to those they've never met and will never see again.
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.
A person experiences life as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. Our task must be to free ourselves from this self-imposed prison, and through compassion, to find the reality of Oneness.
Admonish your wives with kindness.
YOUR friends today attach themselves not to you but to your purse or to some advantage they can gain through your father's kindness. When your purse is empty or when your father is no longer in power, they bid you good-bye.
Do it this very moment Dont put it offdont wait Theres no use in doing a kindness If you do it a day too late.
The old Quaker was right 'I expect to pass through life but once. If there is any kindness, or any good thing I can do to my fellow beings, let me do it now. I shall pass this way but once.'
Here and there the lantern of compassion can be shown to the fish, where the fishhook is swallowed or suffocation practiced.
The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion.
None of us as parents brought up our children to be this way, ... We all have some turn out to be bad apples ... As one parent to another, I have a lot of compassion for him.
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.
A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.
When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.
Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
Compassion automatically invites you to relate with people because you no longer regard people as a drain on your energy.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.
Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
For the progress of humanity, work alone is not adequate, but the work should be associated with love, compassion, right conduct, truthfulness and sympathy. Without the above qualities, selfless service cannot be performed.
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.
There is a symbolism in the attack. It seems to be an attempt to sow discord when civil society on both sides is showing greater compassion.
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
Indeed as Jalaluddin Rumi also says, each of our eternal individualities is a word, a divine Word, emitted by the Breath of Divine Compassion. When this Word penetrates the mystic's heart... that is, when the 'secret of his Lord' unfolds to his consciousness, when divine inspiration invests his heart and soul, 'his nature is such that there is born within him a spiritual Child (walad manawi) having the breath of Christ which resuscitates the dead.'
The next day the 6-2 guard did an interview with CBS Sports. The basketball fans of this country wanted to know if this kid was OK, ... He let them know that this was a ton of bricks 'that hit me in the head, but I'm OK and I'll be OK. Thank you for the compassion.'
TODAY can be a healthy unusual day for youand for othersif you take time to give someone a smile ... to express a word of kindness ... to lend a helping hand to someone in need .....to write a note of gratitude ... to give a word of encouragement to someone who is temporarily overcome with problems ... to share a portion of your material possessions with others.
By doing simple acts of kindness for others, we can't help but lift ourselves up, too.
Being a mother is so much more than giving birth. It takes all your time, energy, wit and strength, not to mention the wisdom and grace of God to see that that child succeeds, ... The celebrity mom is the exception to the rule as her level of strength, compassion and understanding is parallel to none. This is why we honor these mothers because they have triumphed in the spotlight and at home.
Kindness and faithfulness keep a king safe, through kindness his throne is made secure.
The American people want us to respond to Katrina with resources and compassion, ... but they want us to respond in a way that maintains our fiscal discipline.
While so many children are agonizing through this tragedy, ... those who suffered through the nightmare in the Superdome draw strongly on our compassion.
Beneath all manner of kindness and consideration for each other--for their good taste, at all events, had never given way--this tragedy of a woman, who wanted to be loved, slowly killing the power of loving her in the man, had gone on year after year.
We are tremendously excited and extremely fortunate. Mr. Nicklaus has been so wonderful in the Scarlet Course restoration project and this is just another act of kindness on his behalf. The Kepler will be a great success, and we are looking forward to competing on such a world-class golf course.
By His Kindness, we are united in His Union.
In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic standards of Catholic schools.
A love for humanity came over me, and watered and fertilised the fields of my inner world which had been lying fallow, and this love of humanity vented itself in a vast compassion.
The saints are a part of this Unique Accidental Occurrence compared to man who is a mere Image reflected in the Mirror of Knowledge of this Accidental occurrence. Thus, through Holiness, so, through Love, man can look beyond him and act accordingly. What more does this superior form of love, which is Holiness, gives them It gives them Purity, Strength, Shine and Kindness. Why kindness Because the man is Kind to himself deep in his soul. He loves himself and this is why saints love too, being nothing more than a form of perfection of that piece of Love, of Divinity within the man.
KINDNESS, n. A brief preface to ten volumes of exaction.