The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.

I’m a pretty tough guy, you know. I’m a pretty hard man. I’ve got a lot of compassion, but I don’t waste time with people.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek – I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

Peace begins with a smile.

Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.

When we’re looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

There is no injustice in the grace of God. God is as just when He forgives a believer as when He casts a sinner into hell.

You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‚I forgive. I’m finished with it.‘

Nothing can make injustice just but mercy.

Saints need sinners.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you ‚You’re no good,‘ you don’t have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can immediately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move forward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness.

I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?

To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast – which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others – then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.

I believe that I have received Jesus Christ into my heart. I believe that he has covered all of my sins.

When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, ‚I don’t believe they meant to hurt me.‘ ‚Maybe they’re having a bad day or don’t feel well.‘ ‚They probably don’t even realize how they sound.‘

One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him.

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.

A saint is tolerant and is attentive to the pleadings of other human beings, not only to spoken messages but to unspoken messages as well.

How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense, and love the offender, yet detest the offence?

I think those who have a terminal illness and are in great pain should have the right to choose to end their own life, and those that help them should be free from prosecution.

I mean we all need a second chance sometimes.

We hand folks over to God’s mercy, and show none ourselves.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.

So many people live with anger and unforgiveness, and many of them are Christians.

Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

Forgiveness is not a feeling – it’s a decision we make because we want to do what’s right before God. It’s a quality decision that won’t be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I’m going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: ‚Lord, remember me.‘

For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth?

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

When you are offended at any man’s fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

You may make some mistakes – but that doesn’t make you a sinner. You’ve got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other’s folly – that is the first law of nature.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.

We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You’re always helping people.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

The just is close to the people’s heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.

Give to everyone who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.

If you would judge, understand.

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.