(46 votes)   I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise it. But it can't quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it.

Georges Bernanos
1888-1948, French Novelist, Political Writer

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(77 votes)   The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

Samuel Johnson
1709-1784, British Author

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(59 votes)   Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill.

William Shakespeare
1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor

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(53 votes)   Minerva save us from the cloying syrup of coercive compassion!

Camille Paglia
1947-, American Author, Critic, Educator

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(52 votes)   Get it into your head once and for all, my simple and very fainthearted fellow, that what fools call humanness is nothing but a weakness born of fear and egoism; that this chimerical virtue, enslaving only weak men, is unknown to those whose character is formed by stoicism, courage, and philosophy.

Marquis De Sade
1740-1814, French Author

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(40 votes)   Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.

Bhagavad Gita
c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem Incorporated Into the Mahabharata

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(28 votes)   When an individual fear or apathy passes by the unfortunate, life is of no account.

Haniel Long
1888-1956, American Author, Poet, Journalist

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(26 votes)   Being part of an agenda beyond ourselves liberates us to complement each other rather than compete with each other.

Joseph Stowell

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(24 votes)   As we mature spiritually, we exhibit a growing capacity to care for and appreciate one another in the body of Christ, regardless of our differences.

Joseph Stowell

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(24 votes)   He who feels no compassion will become insane.

Source Unknown

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(21 votes)   In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.

Alexis De Tocqueville
1805-1859, French Social Philosopher

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(20 votes)   The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater ;burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands.

Arthur H. Stainback

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(18 votes)   Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations.

Erwin W. Lutzer
American Minister

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(13 votes)   It amazes me how compassionate people,people that are empathetic to everything around, find it so hard to look at themselves with the with the same forgiveness they give others without thought.

Trenton Hoiseth

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(10 votes)   When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.

Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, Teacher

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