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The dew of compassion is a tear.

Compassion is a two way street.

The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others.

What President Bush has done speaks more than words about his feeling of compassion and commitment to people.

Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.

The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.

For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.

Few things are so deadly as a misguided sense of compassion.

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

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

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

I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference.

I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.

The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion.

We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now.

Since its inception, our Nation has stood on the foundations of compassion and justice.

I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people.

The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.

I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.