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#1

“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
― John Green, Looking for Alaska

tags: compassion, life, suffering

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#2

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
― Plato

tags: attributed-no-source, compassion, kindness

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#3

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

tags: adversity, beauty, empathy, people, understanding

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#4

“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me

tags: compassion, empathy, loneliness, love

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#5

“We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

tags: authentic-living, authentic-self, authenticity, compassion

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#6

“Without suffering, there'd be no compassion.”
― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

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#7

“Compassion is the basis of morality.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

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#8

“Even the strongest and bravest must sometimes weep. It shows they have a great heart, one that can feel compassion for others.”
― Brian Jacques, Redwall

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#9

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
― Mother Teresa

tags: compassion, connecting, humanity, inspirational, love, sharing

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#10

“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 Tyson

tags: inspirational, values

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#11

“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 Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

tags: compassion, empathy

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#12

“It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.”
― John Joseph Powell, The Secret of Staying in Love

tags: affection, alone, beauty, camaraderie, caring, caring-for-others, closeness, companionship, compassion, connectedness, connection, disconnection, empathy, estrangement, fellowship, friendship, friendship-quotes, hug, hugs, intimacy, isolation, kindness, kindred-spirits, loneliness, love, love-at-first-sight, love-quotes, lovers, loving, loving-someone, mirror, mutuality, partnership, reciprocal, reciprocity, reflected-in-you, relationship, relationship-quotes, relationships, romance, self-belief, self-esteem, self-hatred, self-realization, self-worth, self-worthiness, soul-mate, soulmates, togetherness, touch, twin-flames

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#13

“Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion for others, and we would become monsters of self-regard, creatures of unalloyed self-interest. The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has the power to soften uncaring hearts, to make a better person of a good one.”
― Dean Koontz, The Darkest Evening of the Year

tags: death, god, loss, purpose, understanding

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#14

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
― Aesop

tags: compassion, inspirational, kindness

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#15

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
― John Bunyan

tags: benevolence, charity, compassion, generosity, helping-others

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#16

“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

tags: action, blessings, compassion, generosity, giving, helping-others, kindness, life, success

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#17

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, The Art of Happiness

tags: compassion, happiness

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#18

“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action.”
― Daniel Goleman, Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships

tags: compassion, empathy, selfishness, social-intelligence

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#19

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

tags: compassion

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#20

“I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.”
― Mother Teresa, A Gift for God: Prayers and Meditations

tags: christian-values, compassion, inspirational, kindness

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#21

“It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

tags: compassion, inspirational, kindness, smile

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#22

“Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: compassion, happiness, tranquility, understanding

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#23

“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: peace

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#24

“Be compassionate," Morrie whispered. And take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be so much better a place."

He took a breath, then added his mantra: "Love each other or die.”
― Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

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#25

“Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy.”
― Dean Koontz

tags: character, compassion, empathy, friendship, intellect

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#26

“A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

tags: compassion

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#27

“It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

tags: appreciation, compassion, god, hope, inspirational, journey, life, motivational, observation

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#28

“If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.”
― Lao-Tzu

tags: compassion, kindness

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#29

“No one truly knows what they will do in a certain situation until they are actually in it. It's very easy to judge someone else's actions by what you assume your own would be, if you were in their shoes. But we only know what we THINK we would do, not what we WOULD do.”
― Ashly Lorenzana

tags: compassion, experience, judgement, people

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#30

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
― Booker T. Washington, Up from Slavery

tags: charity, compassion, happiness, helping-others, service

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