6. “ Real forgiveness requires us to truly let go of the anger, resentment and contempt we may feel but it is about giving someone another chance.” — Michael Josephson
7. Caring, and the virtues of compassion, kindness, benevolence, altruism, charity, generosity and sharing are the heart of ethics.
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10. To engage or involve yourself in the well-being of others as if your happiness were dependent on theirs. Concern for Others
11. “ Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he acts on it and listens to it, he is giving a great deal of what the world needs most. It is not complicated, but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act upon it.” — Pablo Casals
12. “ Good words are worth much and cost little.” — George Herbert
13. “ If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care if itself.” — Woodrow Wilson
14. Sorrow or concern for the suffering of others accompanied by the urge to help. Compassion:
15. “ Compassion is a virtue…that comes very close to the very heart of moral awareness, to seeing one’s neighbor as another self.” — William Bennett The Book of Virtues (1993)
16. “ Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
17. Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, As long as ever you can. — John Wesley, John Wesley’s Rule
18. The ability to share in another person’s emotions, thoughts and feelings. Empathy
19. A person who really cares feels an emotional response to both the pain and pleasure of others.
20. “ Nature — in giving tears to man — confessed that he had a tender heart. This is our noblest quality.” — Juvenal
21. “ Sympathy is two hearts tugging at one load.” — Charles H. Parkhurst
22. The possession of sympathetic or generous qualities implying an inclination to be charitable and do good. Kindness
23. “ It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice.” — Sir John Marks Templeton
24. “ We are made kind by being kind.” — Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind (1954)
25. “ The only way to have a friend is to be a friend.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
28. “ You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others—something for which you will get no pay but the privilege of doing it.” — Albert Schweitzer
29. “ It’s better to give than to receive.” — The Bible (New Testament)
30. Deep and tender feeling of attachment or affection for a person or persons. Love
31. “ That best portion of a good man’s life / His little nameless, unremembered acts / Of kindness and love.” — Wordsworth (Tintern Abbey)
32. “ All children need love, especially those who do not deserve it.” — Evan Esar
33. “ We can do no great things — only small things with great love.” — Mother Teresa
