Dalai Lama
Spiritual Leader
"A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others."
Compassionate quotes
Compassionate
44 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Rita Mae Brown
Author, Activist
"I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate."
Dalai Lama
Spiritual Leader
"ONE MUST BE COMPASSIONATE TO ONE'S SELF BEFORE EXTERNAL COMPASSION."
Steve-O
Actor, Stunt Performer
"Regardless of anyone’s dietary motivations, the healthiest lifestyle is the one that’s most compassionate."
Ziggy Marley
Musician
"I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am."
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"How easy it is to be compassionate when it's yourself you see in trouble."
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"We can only transform humanity and create a happier more compassionate world through education."
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"The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society."
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"To suffer is one thing; another thing is living with the photographed images of suffering, which does not necessarily strengthen conscience and the ability to be compassionate. It can also corrupt them. Once one has seen such images, one has started down the road of seeing more - and more. Images transfix. Images anesthetize."
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"I could be compassionate, if I wanted. Metias would be merciful. But I was never as good a person as my brother."
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"The compassionate are not rich; therefore, the rich are not compassionate."
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"Just to get serious about this thing, you know. One has to be compassionate. It's true that people are up against things, economically and emotionally."
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"Ultimately a great nation is a compassionate nation."
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