Not being untutored in suffering, I learn to pity those in affliction
I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Thank you.” His lips curved up on one side. “For what?” “For waiting for me.
When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to her who suffers, and try to help her.
When we offer succor to anyone, the Savior feels it as if we reached out to succor Him.
Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.
There is no greater invitation to love than loving first.
Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.
Take care of him, Soteria. And remember it takes great courage and heart for a man who knows no kindness to show it to another. Even the wildest of beasts can be tamed by a patient and gentle hand. (Takeshi)
Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.
I think I love most people best when they are in adversity; for pity is one of my prevailing passions.
... me He now delights to spare.
Like people and let them know it.
Mercy is not itself, that oft looks so; Pardon is still the nurse of second woe.
Okay, maybe I don't go around loving everybody I meet, maybe my smiles are hard to come by, but I do care for some people.
I don't think there's anything wrong with pity. Like if you saw a dog having just been hit by a car, you would pity that dog. But then what do you do? Do you leave it there to get run over by more cars, or do you step into traffic and hold up your hand? "Stop! An animal has been hit!" and carry the thing to safety?
I'm gonna spare the defeated. I'm gonna tame the proud.
To have compassion for those who suffer is a human quality which everyone should possess, especially those who have required comfort themselves in the past and have managed to find it in others.
Mercy turns her back to the unmerciful.
Love is sometimes shown in the things you don't say, don't keep track of and don't notice. The greatest kindness is often shown in letting things go. None of us is perfect, but we can all be perfect friends and perfect partners by allowing those that we love to be imperfect. Give those around you the 'break' that you hope the world will give you on your own 'bad day' and you'll never, ever regret it.
We must show charity towards the sick, who are in greater need of help. Let us take them some small gift if they are poor, or, at least let us go and wait on them and comfort them.
