Compassion proverbs

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◆ A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. 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 Einstein99

◆ One love, one heart, one destiny.

- Bob Marley99

◆ All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

- Tahereh Mafi99

◆ Compassion is the basis of morality.

- Arthur Schopenhauer99

◆ If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

- Mother Teresa99

◆ No one has ever become poor by giving.

- Anne Frank99

◆ How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.

- Steve Maraboli99

◆ There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

- John Holmes99

◆ for there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes.

- Milan Kundera99

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

- Dalai Lama XIV99

◆ In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices.

- Elizabeth Gilbert99

◆ It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

- Mahatma Gandhi99

◆ Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

- Leo Buscaglia99

◆ Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.

- Sam Levenson99

◆ For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

- Neil deGrasse Tyson99