short quotes about compassion and empathy


Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things. – Thomas Merton

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself. – Mohsin Hamid

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. – Plato

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. – Dalai Lama

The purpose of life is to be helpful, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. – Robert F. Kennedy

Empathy is the starting point for curiosity and self-awareness. – Simon Baron-Cohen

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it. – Daniel Goleman

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. – Dalai Lama





compassion quotes for students


Compassion is the greatest form of love. – Henry James

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. – Dalai Lama

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. – Plato

The only way to have a friend is to be one. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. – Dalai Lama

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. – Aesop

We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Compassion is the basis of all morality. – Arthur Schopenhauer

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. – Mother Teresa





short quotes on compassion


"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." - Dalai Lama

"Compassion is the wish for all beings to be free from suffering." - Buddha

"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete." - Jack Kornfield

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries." - Dalai Lama

"Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves." - Mason Cooley

"Be compassionate, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about." - Ian Maclaren

"Compassion is the radicalism of our time." - Dalai Lama

"The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion." - Albert Schweitzer

"Compassion is the basis of all morality." - Arthur Schopenhauer

"True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it." - Daniel Goleman





quotes about compassion and kindness


"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." - Dalai Lama

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength." - Dalai Lama

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." - Mark Twain

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you." - Princess Diana

"When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world." - Harold Kushner

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou





love and compassion quotes short


Love is patient, love is kind.

Where there is love, there is life.

Compassion is the greatest form of love.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle.

Love and compassion are the roots of humanity.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

In the end, only kindness matters.





quotes on compassion by famous personalities


"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." - Dalai Lama

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." - Mother Teresa

"Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." - Albert Einstein

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." - Martin Luther King Jr.

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Compassion is the basis of all morality." - Arthur Schopenhauer

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." - Dalai Lama





quotes on compassion by dalai lama


If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

A truly compassionate attitude can transform even the most hostile situation into one that is peaceful and harmonious.

Compassion is the basis of all morality.





compassion quotes for work


"Compassion is the foundation of good leadership; without it, you cannot build a team that truly cares." – Simon Sinek

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." – Aesop

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." – Mahatma Gandhi

"Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself." – Mohsin Hamid

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." – Dalai Lama

"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength." – Dalai Lama

"In business, as in life, the most meaningful success comes from helping others succeed." – Richard Branson

"True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it." – Daniel Goleman

"A compassionate workplace is one where everyone feels valued, heard, and supported." – Brené Brown

"Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work." – Mother Teresa