29 Quotes About Concern-for-others

The more we feel concern for others and seek their well-being, the more friends we will have and the more welcome we will feel.

If indeed the qualities such as love, patience, tolerance, and forgiveness are what happiness consists in, and if it is also true that compassion, defined as concern for others, is both the source and the fruit of these qualities, then the more we are compassionate, the more we provide for our own happiness.

What is the relationship between spirituality and ethical practice? Since love and compassion and similar qualities all, by definition, presume some level of concern for others' well-being, they presume ethical restraint. We cannot be loving and compassionate unless at the same time we curb our own harmful impulses and desires.

By developing a sense of concern for others' well-being, then no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep inner peace.

We consider that the lives of all beings are just as precious as our own, and through this we develop a sense of concern for others.

Too much of a self-centered attitude creates mistrust and suspicion in others, which can in turn lead to fear. But if you have more of an open mind, and you cultivate a sense of concern for others' well-being, then, no matter what others' attitudes are, you can keep your inner peace.

More compassionate mind, more sense of concern for other's well-being, is source of happiness.

In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves.

Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship.