Compassion
Compassion is the virtue of empathy for the suffering of others. It is regarded as a fundamental part of human love, and a cornerstone of greater social interconnection and humanism —foundational to the highest principles in philosophy, society, and personhood.
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Famous quotes containing the word compassion:
“If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.”
—Bible: New Testament, Philippians 2:1-2.
“But a compassion for that which is not and cannot be useful and lovely, is degrading and futile.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“A Curate there is something which excites compassion in the very name of a curate!!!”
—Sydney Smith (1771–1845)