I hope you enjoy these quotes and pictures for the compassionate heart!

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

 

“Compassion is no substitute for justice.”

 

“I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, ‘There’s nothing that I can do for you that you can’t do for yourself.’ He said, ‘Oh yes you can. Just hold my hand. I think that that would help.’ So I sat with him a while then I asked him how he felt. He said, ‘I think I’m cured.’”

 

“Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will”

 

“Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.”

 

 

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