#260 compassion

compassion- a feeling of distress and pity for the suffering or misfortune of another, often including the desire to alleviate it

- C14 from Old French, from Latin compassio fellow feeling, from compati to suffer with, from Latin com with +pati to bear, suffer

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~Dalai Lama

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