Virtue
Compassion
The call to feel with others and act on their suffering appears in every major tradition.
ChristianityColossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.”
JudaismPsalm 145:9
“The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.”
IslamQuran 6:12
“He has decreed upon Himself mercy.”
BuddhismDhammapada 5:1
“Hatred does not cease by hatred at any time. Hatred ceases by love. This is an eternal law.”
HinduismBhagavad Gita 12:13
“He who has no ill will toward any being, who is friendly and compassionate... such a devotee is dear to Me.”