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History is replete with instances of men, who, by dying with courage and compassion on their lips converted the hearts of their violent opponents. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Unbounded courage and compassion join'd, Tempering each other in the victor's mind, Alternately proclaim him good and great, And make the hero and the man complete. -- Joseph Addison
Art is magic, and art is powerful. Art saves lives- I really believe that. It gives us courage and compassion we might not have on our own. -- Sarah Cross
Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice. -- Gary Oldman
God, help me to see others not as enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst. -- Henri Nouwen
For the past 25 years as an adoption attorney, I have witnessed the extraordinary courage and compassion of women - from age 14 to 40 - facing unplanned pregnancy. Not once did I believe that the government should interfere with their personal and private decision. -- Ann McLane Kuster
Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor and the author of Man's Search for Meaning, wrote that human beings create meaning in three ways: thought their work, though their relationships, and by how they choose to meet unavoidable suffering. Every life brings hardship and trial, and every life also offers deep possibilities for meaningful work and love... I've learned that courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. -- Eric Greitens
I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion. -- Mo Yan
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. -- Confucius
Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience. -- Kevin Rudd
Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character. -- George W. Bush
I'm fascinated how often and with what whole-heartedness people will risk their lives to perform acts of courage, sacrifice, and compassion for total strangers. -- Diane Ackerman
We need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and holding on. -- Sharon Salzberg
There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart. -- Daisaku Ikeda
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a time to honor the greatest champion of racial equality who taught a nation - through compassion and courage - about democracy, nonviolence and racial justice. -- Mark Pryor
With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it. -- Thich Nhat Hanh
The best leaders blend courage with compassion. -- Robin Sharma
The functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy. -- Dean Koontz
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man. -- Confucius
Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion. -- Adeline Yen Mah
Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man. -- Kofi Annan
I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day. -- BrenÃ© Brown
Resoundingâ?¦with wit, courage, and compassion. Skinny will speak to everyone who has ever felt invisible or unlovable. -- Kathi Appelt
GNP measures neither our courage, our wisdom neither our compassion. It measures everything except what makes life worthwhile -- Robert Kennedy
Jesus wants to give you five things: extravagant compassion, moral clarity, sacrificial courage, persevering hope, and refreshing joy, -- Gary Haugen
Anybody Can Hate. Hate is Easy...Living Side by Side with Compassion, Tolerance and Respect Takes Real Courage. -- Jeffrey A. White
In every crisis, doubt or confusion, take the higher path - the path of compassion, courage, understanding and love. -- Amit Ray
Forgiveness is really a gift to yourself - have the compassion to forgive others, and the courage to forgive yourself. -- Mary Anne Radmacher
As warriors, as humanitarians, they've taught me that without courage, compassion falters, and that without compassion, courage has no direction. -- Eric Greitens
I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others. -- John McCain
Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility -- John McCain
The three jewels of Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Balthasar said compassion leads to courage, moderation leads to generosity, and humility leads to leadership. -- Christopher Moore
For me the prophetic has to do with mustering the courage to love, to empathize, to exercise compassion, and to be committed to justice. -- Cornel West
Real success requires respect for and faithfulness to the highest human values-honesty, integrity, self-discipline, dignity, compassion, humility, courage, personal responsibility, courtesy, and human service. -- Michael E. DeBakey
Children are not created fully equipped with such values as courage, compassion, integrity, and insights into the motives and needs of themselves and of others. -- Irene Hunt
Compassion is even more powerful than courage. Sure, with courage you can conquer a world - but only with compassion can you heal and build it. -- Rasheed Ogunlaru
I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known. -- Hubert H. Humphrey
The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit. -- Herbie Hancock

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