#compassion

"How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey."

"Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them."

"Make the choice to embrace this day. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the "To-Do"list of tomorrow! It’s inspiring to see all the wonderfully amazing things that can happen in a day in which you participate."

"A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart."

"I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I cant change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit."

"Know that the same spark of life that is within you, is within all of our animal friends, the desire to live is the same within all of us..."

"God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by--by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace."

"Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others."

"Both friend and enemy reside within us. One lives by the rule of compassion, the other by the rule of hard knocks. Though potential influence of either extreme is inevitable, our actions bear witness to the one we embrace."

"It's funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations, and hope. This is a design of God that I appreciate and cherish."

"Love is a flower that grows in the garden of mind if we treat it with kindness, compassion, and joy."

"In the midst of her tears came the thought, "When people are in danger, they ask God to save them;"and, slipping down upon her knees, she said her prayer as she had never said it before, for when human help seems gone we turn to Him as naturally as lost children cry to their father, and feel sure that he will hear and answer them."

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

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

"Thus, when we plead for the gift of charity, we aren't asking for lovely feelings toward someone who bugs us or someone who has injured or wounded us. We are actually pleading for our very natures to be changed, for our character and disposition to become more and more like the Savior's, so that we literally feel as He would feel and thus do what He would do."

"Any man filled with empathy is capable of gaining valuable insights on the human condition through the suffering of others. You do not need to suffer to know suffering, but you need empathy first to identify and feel the suffering of others around you."

"The bank of love is never bankrupt."

"Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief."

"Greatness is achieved through kindness, compassion, and love."

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