#compass

There are two ways to go about it. You can take a compass and draw a perfect circle and make two perfect eyes as neat as can be. Or you can do it freehand and have some fun with it. Like I did. Give it character. ↗

— Harvey Ball

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I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings. ↗

— Theodore Bikel

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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. ↗

— Michael Crawford

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We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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I am not going to change who I am. I am human and I know how to love, and be kind, and be compassionate to those who are weaker than me. Just because I have power doesn't mean I have to use it! ↗

— Garth Nix

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We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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That's what I consider true generosity: You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing. ↗

— Simone de Beauvoir

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Give, but give until it hurts. ↗

— Mother Teresa

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Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you. ↗