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    Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.

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The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which read more

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another, and all involved in one another.

by Thomas Merton Found in: Compassion Quotes,
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Compassion is no substitute for justice.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

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It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

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Compassion is the basis of all morality

Compassion is the basis of all morality

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Not to hurt our humble brethren in fur, feather or fin, is our first duty to them, but to stop read more

Not to hurt our humble brethren in fur, feather or fin, is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission: to be of service to them whenever they require it.

by Francisof Assisi Found in: Compassion Quotes,
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A state has the right to prohibit the killing
of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.

A state has the right to prohibit the killing
of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.

by Alan Dershowitz Found in: Compassion Quotes,
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I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking read more

I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.

by Thomas Aquinas Found in: Compassion Quotes,
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It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of read more

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.

by Albert Schweitzer Found in: Compassion Quotes,
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Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of read more

Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

by U Thant Found in: Compassion Quotes,
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