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• We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good. We don’t want to be wrong because then we’ll feel bad. But we could be more compassionate toward all these parts of ourselves. The whole right and wrong business closes us down and makes our world smaller. Wanting situations and relationships to be solid, permanent, and graspable obscures the pith of the matter, which is that things are fundamentally groundless.

  Pema Chodron

  Our World, Feel Good, Want

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• The cross of Christ is the pledge to us that the deepest suffering may be the condition of the highest blessing; the sign, not of God's displeasure, but of His widest and most compassionate face.

  Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

  Blessing, Suffering, May

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 568), 1895.

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• Evil men of every degree will use you, flatter you, lead you on until you are useless; then, if the virtuous do not pity you, or God compassionate, you are without a friend in the universe.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Men, Evil, Degrees

  Henry Ward Beecher (1856). “Lectures to young men: on various important subjects”, p.134

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• I believe in being compassionate.

  Jose Ramos-Horta

  Believe, I Believe, I Believe In

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• As a woman, my style defines my leadership. It's a gentler, more compassionate approach. I consult, I listen and I compromise where it's in the best interest of the citizens.

  Kamla Persad-Bissessar

  Style, Citizens, Compromise

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• Our sense of community and compassionate intelligence must be extended to all life forms, plants, animals, rocks, rivers, and human beings. This is the story of our past and it will be the story of our future.

  Terry Tempest Williams

  Nature, Animal, Past

  Terry Tempest Williams (2008). “Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert”, p.76, Vintage

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• Why was Christ so compassionate towards sexual sinners, especially women? Think of the woman caught in adultery. Think of the prostitute who wept at his feet. Could it be because Christ knew that these women, who had been deceived by counterfeit loves, were actually looking for him, the true Bridegroom?

  Christopher West

  Thinking, Feet, Catholic

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• Our Father awaits us with great zeal and desire, and with love He will see us returning from afar, and He will look upon us with compassionate eyes, and we shall be dear to Him, and He will fall on our neck running and embrace us and kiss us with His Holy Love. He will not reproach us, and He will no longer remember our sins and iniquities, and all the holy angles and all His elect will begin to rejoice over us.

  Tikhon of Zadonsk

  Love, Running, Peace

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• That's the ego talking. But it's not the real you. You are a good and wonderful person. You are kind. You have a compassionate nature.

  Gelek Rimpoche

  Real, Talking, Ego

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• A tender-hearted and compassionate disposition, which inclines men to pity and feel the misfortunes of others, and which is, even for its own sake, incapable of involving any man in ruin and misery, is of all tempers of mind the most amiable; and though it seldom receives much honor, is worthy of the highest.

  Henry Fielding

  Men, Honor, Mind

  Henry Fielding (1903). “The Works of Henry Fielding: With an Essay on His Life and Genius”

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• If you'd like to have a better incarnation, then have one now. If that's your attitude, just let go and meditate and try to be as wise and compassionate, as understanding as you can.

  Frederick Lenz

  Letting Go, Wise, Attitude

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• Just beneath the surface of all experiences in life is God's, or the Guru's, compassionate face.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Faces, Life Is

  Twitter post from Feb 27, 2016

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• The changes that take place when liberal Democrats replace not so liberal or compassionate Republicans (or Democrats) are merely cosmetic.

  David Dellinger

  Cosmetics, Republican, Democrat

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• Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath. Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: with mindfulness, you can see that they are unhappy and suffering. You can see their wrong perceptions. You'll feel motivated by a desire to say or do something to help the other person suffer less. This means compassionate energy has been born in your heart. And when compassion appears, anger is deleted.

  Nhat Hanh

  Wisdom, Mean, Home

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• If youre a sugar addict like most people, you need to read Beyond Sugar Shock. This compassionate, comforting, uplifting book will change your life.

  Kathy Smith

  Uplifting, Book, People

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• If someone is genuine, compassionate and kind, that is a turn-on. A sense of humor is a huge turn on, and that goes hand in hand with intelligence.

  Jennifer Nettles

  Hands, Sense Of Humor, Kind

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• The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know.

  Richard Rohr

  Humble, Doe, Mystic

  "Mysticism In Religion: Three Ways to View the Sunset" by Richard Rohr, www.huffingtonpost.com. Febriary 11, 2011.

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• I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.

  Jeannette Walls

  Views, People, World

  "Life in 'Glass Castle' only made Walls stronger" by Denise Hazlick, www.today.com. March 21, 2006.

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• I am a compassionate human being. I am who I am.

  Ziggy Marley

  Who I Am, Humans, Human Beings

  Twitter post from Mar 11, 2015

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• If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Mother, Kings

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• Is it possible that the environmental severity of the 1930s induced-particularly in the most aware, alert, and compassionate of [British] men-a morality which makes no sense today?

  Robert Ardrey

  Men, Today, Poverty

  Robert Ardrey (1966). “The Territorial Imperative”

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• It is not hateful to say that an immoral action is sinful. On the contrary, the most compassionate thing we can do is help people to turn away from sin. To ignore another person's wrongful actions is a sign of apathy or indifference, while fraternal correction is motivated by love for that person's well-being, as can be seen by the fact that our Lord Jesus himself urged such correction. Indeed, the call to repentance is at the heart of the Gospel, as Jesus proclaimed, "The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe the Good News" (Mark 1:15).

  Thomas J. Paprocki

  Jesus, Believe, Heart

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• Meat eating and a compassionate religion do not go hand in hand.

  Bodo Balsys

  Buddhist, Hands, Meat Eating

  Bodo Balsys (2004). “Ahiṃsā: Buddhism and the Vegetarian Ideal”

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• To nourish the soul means to become kinder, more compassionate, wiser, and more loving, often through the making of difficult choices that foster growth rather than safety. The nourishment and growth of the soul is the very reason for human life.

  Joan Z. Borysenko

  Mean, Difficult Choices, Safety

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• Well, I think that if you sincerely try to imagine what life is like for another person - not in a mocking way, not in a satirical way, but in a sincere, compassionate way - I don't think that's exploitive.

  Curtis Sittenfeld

  Thinking, Life Is Like, Trying

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