Emily Dickinson on compassion
“This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me.”
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Common sense is almost as omniscient as God.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson That love is all there is, Is all we know of love.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The possible’s slow fuse is lit by the Imagination.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Judge tenderly of me.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The only Commandment I ever obeyed – ‘Consider the Lilies.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson I felt it shelter to speak to you.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Does not Eternity appear dreadful to you. I often get to thinking of it and it seems so dark to me that I almost wish there was no Eternity. To think that we must forever live and never cease to be. It seems as if Death would be a relief to so endless a state of existence.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Open your life wide, and take me in forever. I will never be tired-I will never be noisy when you want to be still…nobody else will see me, but you-but that is enough-I shall not want any more.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson We meet no Stranger, but Ourself.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson Friends are nations in themselves.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson I tasted life.
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.
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Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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More on compassion
Compassion for our parents is the true sign of maturity.
Anais NinAnais Nin Now that I understand that I’m an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.
EminemEminem No matter how much people on the left talk about compassion, they have no compassion for the taxpayers.
Thomas SowellThomas Sowell The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
Ralph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
Maya AngelouMaya Angelou Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.
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