“One must be compassionate to one’s self before external compassion.”

- Dalai Lama

“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.”

- Albert Schweitzer

“When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

“If the internal enemy of hatred is not tamed,
When one tries to tame external enemies, they increase.
Therefore, it is a practice of the wise to tame themselves
By means of the forces of love and compassion.”

- Bodhisattva Tokmay Sangpo

“Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty.”

- Phaedrus

“Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.”

 - Eric Hoffer 

“The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.”

- Ann Landers