Quotes about Compassion
We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
You don't have to be good to be Jesus's friend. You just have to be honest.
- Judah Smith
The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.
- Marianne Williamson
Rejoicing in the good fortune of others is a practice that can help us when we feel emotionally shut down and unable to connect with others. Rejoicing generates good will.
- Pema Chodron
Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
- H Jackson Brown, Jr.
The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!
- Nelson Mandela
I believe in person to person; every person is Christ for me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is only one person in the world for me at that moment.
- Mother Teresa
I don't think you're much good, unless you're doing good to someone.
- Rose Kennedy
Be so preoccupied with good will that you haven't room for ill will.
- E Stanley Jones
Grace is not reserved for good people; grace underscores the goodness of God.
- Andy Stanley
Without our suffering, our work would simply be social work, very good and helpful, but it would not be the work of Jesus Christ, not part of the Redemption.
- Mother Teresa
When people were hungry, Jesus didn't say, "Now is that political or social?" He said, "I feed you." Because the good news to a hungry person is bread.
- Desmond Tutu