“No matter the question, love and compassion is the answer.”
Source: Spiritual Words to Live by : 81 Daily Wisdoms and Meditations to Transform Your Life
“My eyes filled with tears. "Ruth, there's flowers in my salad."
Ruth smiled. "Those are nasturtium. They're beautiful, aren't they?"
"Can I eat them?" She nodded. I shook my head. "I hate to eat this. It's like a work of art."
Ruth sat down next to me. "That's part of how starved you've been. I think you're afraid this is the last beautiful thing that's going to happen to you, and you want to hold onto it."
"How did you know that?"
Ruth smiled. "I'm your neighbor. It's a wonderful salad, Jess. I made it just for you to enjoy. But the next one will be luscious, too.”
Source: Stone Butch Blues
“Since the white man's personality is greatly distorted by segregation, and his soul is greatly scarred, he needs the love of the Negro. The Negro must love the white man, because the white man needs his love to remove his tensions, insecurities, and fears.”
Source: Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
“Medelijden is een gevaarlijk ding, medelijden komt voort uit een superioriteitsgevoel.”
Source: Het moois dat we delen
“One can be educated yet a filthy savage. True sign of education lies in selflessness.”
Source: Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier
“If you set a goal to make someone’s day every day, I think you will be surprised at how much better your days—and your life—will be. By choosing to help others and make them smile, you will end up being the one with the biggest smile. Giving really is better than getting.”
Source: Live Original: How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps It Real and Stays True to Her Values
“Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it.”
Source: Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution
“What's even more messed up than funerals, is the way people treat you after the funeral. Like you're diseased or something.”
Source: Losing Faith
“The journey of working on yourself gives you the compassion for everybody. We only treat failures as moments of practice when we love what we are doing to begin with. This is why large businesses are created, the person never wanted to give up.”
Source: The Decision To Have World Peace
“For once in your life be a total idiot, for the right cause, for there is no righter cause than the cause of humanity.”
Source: Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race