Thich Nhat HanhThose who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion.
About This Quote
Compassion is an important virtue. It shows that you care about other people’s well-being and share their pain. It means you’re not just thinking about yourself. You put other people first.
You want to keep them safe, happy, and healthy. These are the things that compassion brings to the world, and they can make everyone better off.
Source: The Miracle Of Mindfulness: An Introduction To The Practice Of Meditation
Some Similar Quotes
- Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.
- We have to allow ourselves to be loved by the people who really love us, the people who really matter. Too much of the time, we are blinded by our own pursuits of people to love us, people that don't even matter, while all that...
- I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.
- That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.
- The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day.
More Quotes By Thich Nhat Hanh
- The human race tends to remember the abuses to which it has been subjected rather than the endearments. What's left of kisses? Wounds, however, leave scars.
- Natürlich muss die Wahrheit im Kampf mit der Unwahrheit geschrieben werden und sie darf nicht etwas Allgemeines, Hohes, Vieldeutiges sein. Von dieser allgemeinen, hohen, vieldeutigen Art ist ja gerade die Unwahrheit. Wenn von einem gesagt wird, er hat die Wahrheit gesagt, so haben zunächst einige...
- Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes
- Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels.
- The compassion of the oppressed for the oppressed is indispensable. It is the world's one hope.