To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Mahatma GandhiRead
Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use.
Interpretation
Compassion grows stronger as we practice it, just like a muscle.
This quote by Mahatma Gandhi suggests that compassion is not just an inherent trait, but a skill that can be developed through intentional practice. Just as physical muscles become stronger with exercise, so too can our capacity for empathy and kindness be enhanced the more we engage in compassionate acts towards others.
In practice
Using this quote to inspire a team during a community service day.
To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend.
Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The real test of nonviolence lies in its being brought in contact with those who have contempt for it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The devotion of such titans of spirit as Lenin to an Ideal must bear fruit. The nobility of his selflessness will be an example through centuries to come, and his Ideal will reach perfection.
She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy.
If we slide into a pattern of just thinking about today, we'll end up reacting to yesterday instead of shaping something more constructive in the world.
Your words and thoughts have physical power.
Whoever lives sincerely and encounters much trouble and disappointment without being bowed down is worth more than one who has always sailed before the wind and has only known prosperity.
Gratitude is one of the most effective ways of getting in touch with your soul.
Barking dogs may occasionally bite, but laughing men hardly ever shoot!
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