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

Dalai Lama

Knowledge and ritual without compassion is empty.

Jesus

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

Confucius

 Compassion is the basis of all morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

Buddha

I've learned... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

Andy Rooney

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

Lau Tzu

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Henry Ward Beecher

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Buddha

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

George Washington

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

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

Forgiveness is an expression of compassion. Our compassion should not be extended to just other beings but also to ourselves. If we are not compassionate to ourselves, it is difficult to show true compassion to others. So forgive yourself!

Tim Ong

Real health has to happen somewhere inside you, in your subjectivity, in your consciousness, because consciousness knows no birth, no death. It is eternal. To be healthy in consciousness means: first, to be awake; second, to be harmonious; third, to be ecstatic; and fourth, to be compassionate.

Osho