All things are…
To the poet, to the philosopher, to the saint, all things are friendly and sacred, all events profitable, all days holy, all men divine.
« πλ | 9 Jun 2006 »
Quotes — Compassion (14 entries)
Better than a thousand useless words…
Better than a thousand useless words is one word that gives peace.
« πλ | 17 May 2005 »
Compassion is not sentiment…
Compassion is not sentiment but is making justice and doing works of mercy. Compassion is not a moral commandment but a flow and overflow of the fullest human and divine energies.
« πλ | 10 Feb 2005 »
Compassion is…
Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things.
« πλ | 7 Feb 2005 »
I cried not because…
I cried, not because I was hurt but because he was. You *feel* like that when you love someone.
« πλ | 16 Oct 2006 »
It’s okay…
It’s okay. You don’t have to tell me. I know. I know the pain, the aching, the deep, dark desire. The apprehension and fear. The doubt and wondering. I know. I see it in you, like I’ve seen it in me. You feel alone, but you’re not. You don’t think you’ll ever survive, but you will. I know. You don’t have to tell me. It’s okay.
« πλ | 15 Oct 2006 »
Kind words can be…
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
« πλ | 17 Nov 2005 »
Most smiles are started by…
Remember, most smiles are started by another smile.
« πλ | 10 Mar 2005 »
Not be too sure of having found…
It is my belief, that we should not be too sure of having found Christ in ourselves until we have found him also in that part of humanity that is most remote from our own.
« πλ | 11 Nov 2006 »
The human heart feels things…
The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand.
« πλ | 3 Apr 2005 »
When we can see the image of God…
When we can see the image of God where we don’t want to see the image of God, then we see with eyes not our own.
« πλ | 8 May 2005 »
Without suffering…
It’s like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud you cannot have lotus flowers. Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
« πλ | 8 May 2006 »
You make a life by…
You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.
« πλ | 12 Mar 2005 »
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