Quotes about Compassion
three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.
— John Wooden
You can't live a perfect day unless you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
— John Wooden
principle, per-sis tence, and compassion—three
— John Wooden
Nothing Is Stronger than Gentleness
— John Wooden
God is merciful to those who want to love Him and who have placed their hopes in Him.
— Francis de Sales
People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.
— Mother Teresa
The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another's pain.
— Pope John Paul II
The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one.
— Mahatma Gandhi
It is a beautiful thing when folks in poverty are no longer just a missions project but become genuine friends and family with whom we laugh, cry, dream and struggle.
— Shane Claiborne
Every family should have a room where Christ is welcome in the person of the hungry and thirsty stranger.
— St. John Chrysostom
The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.
— Mother Teresa
Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we'd give blood.
— Charles Dickens