I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These are your greatest treasures.

It is clear that the only way to truly change our world is through teaching compassion.

Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.

As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.

In a sense, self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn't go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

The love and compassion you've always carried in your heart makes you a wonderful mother and a beloved friend.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do.