It’s something I was thinking about…Compassion. I truly wish people would show compassion for one another, it’s so important. I looked at quite a few quotes about compassion and these are my top ten! I honestly hope you enjoy them and it does give us something again to ponder for today, doesn’t it?
1. Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will~~William Cowper2. It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion towards others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others~~Author Unknown3.The chemist who can extract from his heart’s elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called love~~Khalil Gibran4. I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it~~Thomas Aquinas5.Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation~~Henry Ward Beecher6.Compassion is not religious business, it is human business. It is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability. It is essential for human survival~~Dalai Lama7. Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.~~Buddha8.Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: Where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless~~Eric Hoffer9.Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy~~Giovanni Boccaccio10. Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves~~Mason Cooley
TWINS FOREVER 
Great bunch of quotes, twinnie 🙂 I love them!! TF ❤ = Twins Forever
You love your quotes, too! Thanks for getting me into them way back when! 🙂 TF <3=Twins Forever
Great list…I always especially like anything the Dalai Lama says.
Thanks for liking them Chris! 🙂 I wanted to pick a good variety, I like the Dalai Lama, too!
Lovely quotes. I particularly enjoyed number Williams, Khalil Gibran’s, Thomas Aquinas and Mason Cooley. Great Quotes. I also love Autumns comment hehehe Twins Forever!!!! I’m definitely compassionate about that lol 😉 *me being cheeky*
Thanks Sherline (Aka Nightshade)! 🙂 I’m glad you liked them and you chose some good ones as your favorites. Autumn and I always do the TF <3=Twins Forever. You and your twin should start doing that, too and together we will all be Twins Forever! 😉 I am so glad you are compassionate about the twin thing, lol cause you better be! 🙂
Great list you put together here. My favorite would have to be Dalai Lama’s!
Thanks and I am so happy you liked them! 🙂 You liked the Dalai Lama’s quote best, too. He is good and seems to be popular here so far. 🙂
Six is my favorite, thanks for sharing!!
Andrea
It was my pleasure to share Andrea. 🙂 You picked the Dalai Lama’s quote, too! It is proving to be the favorite so far. 🙂
I love #2, but all of them are wonderful, thanks for sharing, Gabby! xx
That is a good quote Lauren, I love them all, too. I love sharing as you know, and quotes about compassion are a wonderful thing to share. 🙂
Oh Dog! I didn’t realize I had been nominated too! woo woo woo!!! Thank you!!!!
You are so welcome, you deserve it Rumpy. You, Jen and the gang are very genuine and keep us all smiling, too! 🙂
“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business. It is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability. It is essential for human survival” so true 🙂
It really is quite true, isn’t it? 🙂
OOOOOO quotes you know how much I love them. I love a lot of them but the ones that speaks to me is #1,5.6! You knew I would comment! lol God Bless. 🙂
Sending love to you and Autumn!
I know you do love your quotes PJ! You picked some good ones for your favorites, too. 🙂 Lol. I was pretty sure you would comment! 🙂 I am trying to do a “top 10 quotes” about once a week or so! God Bless you, too PJ. Love back to you from both Autumn and me! 🙂
these are some beautiful quotes, written nicely!
Thank you so much for enjoying them. Also thanks for stopping by to read! 🙂
i like #4. funny enough i was saying the same thing on my fb page
I glad you liked the quote Russell. Do great minds think alike or what since you were just saying this on your FB page. Wait, does this have anything to do with your last blog?
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