Quotes by Compassion You have been taught that there is something wrong with you and that you are imperfect, but there isn't and you're not. Cheri Huber imperfecttaughtcompassion What we do about our feelings determines the quality of our relationship with ourselves. Cheri Huber qualitycompassionfeelings But compassion isn't about solutions. It's about giving all the love that you've got. Cheryl Strayed empathycompassiongiving Avoid trouble with those who are fanatics; they remain imprisoned in exclusivism and deserve compassion just as any other prisoner. Chico Xavier prisonercompassiontrouble While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary. Chinua Achebe compassionreallying I tried to hold on to this compassion, sensing its preciousness, but even as I reached to grasp it, it dissipated into wisps. No revelation can endure unless it is bolstered by a calm pure mind- and I'm afraid I didn't possess that. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni calmcompassionmind When we talk about compassion we talk in terms of being kind. But compassion is not so much being kind; it is being creative [enough] to wake a person up Chogyam Trungpa be-kindcreativecompassion Compassion has nothing to do with achievement at all. It is spacious and very generous. When a person develops real compassion, he is uncertain whether he is being generous to others or to himself because compassion is enviromental generosity, without direction, without " for me" and without " for them". It is filled with joy, spontaneously existing joy, constant joy in the sense of trust, in the sense that joy contains tremendous wealth, richness. Chogyam Trungpa buddhistcompassionreal Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things Chogyam Trungpa hesitationlightcompassion What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion. Chris Abani compassionsimpleworld What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion, everyday acts of compassion. In South Africa they have a phrase called ubuntu. Ubuntu comes out of a philosophy that says, the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me. Chris Abani compassionsimplephilosophy Pope John Paul II spoke with a lot of clarity and consistency. But he always spoke with immense compassion. He's the one who said the best way to love somebody is to tell them the truth. So, he did that well. Chris Matthews consistencycompassionway She [Hillary Clinton] exudes leadership, confidence and - importantly - empathy, compassion, and understanding. Chrissy Teigen empathyunderstandingcompassion I received compassion from the people I deserved it least from when I least deserved it, and that helped change me. When you take fear and isolation and put grievance on top, it's all too easy for people to hate and blame somebody else for their problems. Christian Picciolini hatecompassionpeople With compassion, we see benevolently our own human condition and the condition of our fellow beings. We drop prejudice. We withhold judgment. Christina Baldwin judgmentprejudicecompassion Spiritual energy brings compassion into the world. Christina Baldwin compassionimaginationspiritual I've done and said a lot of things when I was younger that I don't know if I even understood what I was doing or why I was doing it. There's a lot of compassion in understanding what people go through and even in trying to understand why a person would act the way they do. I was a very reactive person, and I did things that were just really bizarre; I don't think people understood it at all. Christina Ricci compassionpeoplethinking Compassion is never compassion until you cross the street and go do something about it. Christine Caine streetscompassioncrosses We need to be willing to witness ourselves in all the shades of our humanness, and to come into the heart space daily and just hold ourselves with love and compassion. Christine McCormick Day spacecompassionheart We're being asked to bring our humanness along in holding that love and compassion for ourselves as we make our way through this energetic time of transformation. Christine McCormick Day transformationcompassionway«1112131415161718192021»
