Compassion Quotes

...is not the truest pity, when a man has a sore point, not to touch it at all?

I wish you had a thousandth part of the pity for me that I have for you.

Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

Sad Quotes

— What happened to you, Morgana? As a child you're so kind, so compassionate.
— I grew up.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Albert Schweitzer

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life quotes

In my mind it’s the certainty in myself that I possess which allows me to have that kind of mercy or compassion. The fact is I’m never gonna be killed! So remember this: mercy and compassion are virtues that only the strong are privileged to possess. And I am strong.

But compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use, and the regular exercise of choosing kindness over cruelty would change us.

— Why no shoes?
— Because I gave them away to someone who needed them more. We all do that. It stops us from forgetting what we really are.

“Well, if a beetle were to say to you, ‘Please, Miss Halsey, will you avoid treading here, otherwise I shall be crushed,’ wouldn't you be willing to move your foot a trifle?”