Nelson Mandela Quotes

Whoever feels mercy for the cruel is bound to eventually be cruel to the merciful.

What if we strove for compassion, for mercy, for forgiveness? And what if we did this for everybody, including people who have harmed others?

Mercy, she had discovered, made mad alchemy: a drop of it could dilute a lake of hate.

there is no glory in punishing

It is a sign of maturity... to find explanations in charity.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion. Everything else is a distraction.

Compassion is contempt with a human face.

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

Instead of a man of peace and love, I have become a man of violence and revenge.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

We all, I think, believe in compassion. If you look at all the world religions, all the main world religions, you'll find within them some teaching concerning compassion.

Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment.

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.

When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

We do not kick a man in the stomach after we’ve licked him.

Revenge is easy, but forgiveness requires courage.

When your enemy falls, don't rejoice -- but don't pick him up either.

We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.

I've seen hate at its worse. What would it profit me to hate?

I don't believe revenge is part of my agenda. I'm a firm believer that, just like hate spreads hate, love and kindness spread love and kindness.

Regrettably, the media are seemingly incapable of mentioning the words 'compassion' and 'Trump' in the same sentence.