Louise Rennison Quotes

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

What kind of man would I have been if I had not been there to help her? I felt along with her - not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can't be detached.

it is the personal and individual thing which is done by one human being for another that is the most valuable assistance which can be rendered in time of trouble. Better not only for the one who receives, but a thousand times happier for the one who gives.

There is another element that is a part of human happiness — and that is that unless we think of others and do something for them we miss the greatest sources of happiness.

The work of your heart, the work of taking time, to listen, to help, is also your gift to the whole of the world

By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve ourselves also.

What value has compassion that does not take its object in its arms?

What is the mark of love for your neighbor? Not to seek what is for your own benefit, but what is for the benefit of the one loved, both in body and in soul.

There is always a comforting thought in time of trouble when it is not our trouble.

Some things have eternal value, and compassion is one of them. I hope we never lose that. Compassion for humans as well as animals.

She writes that one of the moments that she felt most useful was when her mother had a headache, and she would stroke her head and rub her forehead. And I think Eleanor Roosevelt's entire life was dedicated to two things: (one) making it better for all people, people in trouble and in need, like her family.

They say, 'To serve is to love,' and I think to serve is to heal, too.

What is pity but the vice of kindness.

Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters.

Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us as well.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate.

People see a hungry face, and they want to feed it; that's a natural response.

He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep; if you wake, he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part.

Although I'm not particularly troubled myself, I do have a lot of empathy for troubled characters.

One thing that we can do for each other is support each other. At one point or another, we all go through trials and tribulations, so giving your time is one way to help.

If you make someone feel better they are going to make others feel better.

What's interesting to me is that people engage survivors from a place of pity all the time - a place of sympathy.

When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger

Love is the biggest thing. I feel that if we all were truly loving to each other, I think life would be better. Even to like, a stranger. They could be going through something crazy in their day and just to show love towards that person.